Re: [zfs-discuss] Performance of partition based SWAP vs. ZFS zvol SWAP

2010-01-27 Thread RayLicon
Ok ... Given that ... yes, we all know that swapping is bad (thanks for the enlightenment). To Swap or not to Swap isn't releated to this question, and besides, even if you don't page swap, other mechanisms can still claim swap space, such as the tmp file system. The question is simple, "I

[zfs-discuss] Performance of partition based SWAP vs. ZFS zvol SWAP

2010-01-27 Thread RayLicon
Has anyone done research into the performance of SWAP on the traditional partitioned based SWAP device as compared to a SWAP area set up on ZFS with a zvol? I can find no best practices for this issue. In the old days it was considered important to separate the swap devices onto individual dis