Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:39:10 -0400 From: David Magda <dmagda@ee.ryerson.ca> To: Pete Slagle <freebsd-stable@voidcaptain.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Maximum Swapsize Message-ID: <786FD9EB-021B-4310-8855-8EC286B86429@ee.ryerson.ca> In-Reply-To: <443B0A51.8040206@voidcaptain.com> References: <1dbad3150604100913hff9fc4dsb125ea541675f992@mail.gmail.com> <20060410161713.GA48094@xor.obsecurity.org> <200604111048.09905.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <443B0A51.8040206@voidcaptain.com>
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On Apr 10, 2006, at 21:45, Pete Slagle wrote: > When you have more than enough RAM you don't need any swap space at > all. You need enough swap space to do a dump in case a panic occurs. While panics are (hopefully) rare, if it does happen, you usually want things set up so that you can figure out /why/ the panic occurred.
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