Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:16:52 +0000 From: RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Some ideas for FreeBSD Message-ID: <20080214001652.708e6b61@gumby.homeunix.com.> In-Reply-To: <20080213230245.GG68467@demeter.hydra> References: <50460.33951.qm@web34512.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <20080206205042.H4868@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20080207151415.06393db1@meijome.net> <47AAA5F0.4090803@highperformance.net> <20080213230245.GG68467@demeter.hydra>
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On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:02:45 -0700 Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 10:32:16PM -0800, Jason C. Wells wrote: > > > > One could mount an md filesystem and then use that as swap. That > > way you wouldn't need to use any disc space. As a plus, the > > performance would be way better than disc. > > Okay, I'm confused. Are we talking about using md(4) to create a > virtual disk in RAM, then putting your swap there? If so . . . why? > > Do you just lack understanding of what swap is? I think it was intended as a joke.
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