On Thursday 21 July 2011 10:27:58 Grant did opine thusly: > >> Thanks Paul. I'm leaning toward leaving swap disabled. So > >> I'm sure I have the concept right, is adding a 1GB swap > >> partition functionally identical to adding 1GB RAM with > >> regard to the potential for out-of-memory conditions? > > > > Yep. > > It sounds like adding physical RAM is better than enabling swap in > every way. I'll stay in the anti-swap camp.
To throw a spanner in my own works: Some kernels *really* want at least some swap, even if it's just a little bit. IIRC it fits the role of a bit of wiggle room for when RAM is full. It came up the last time we all discussed this topic, but I no longer have those mails. If you can determine the appropriate amount, I'd recommend a small swap *file* if you decide to go this route. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
