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> RW> To be more accurate, I didn't even know that limit had been raised.
> RW> When (ie, which kernel) was that done?
>
> 2.2.1xx (2.2.127? not remember exact number). At least I always used
> 500-900MiB swap partitions with all my 2.2.x systems right from the
> beginning...
FWIW, this change is documented in the 2.2.xx Changes file:
[snip]
> Util-linux (including mount)
> ============================
>
> Among other changes made in the development of Linux kernel 2.2, the
> 128 meg limit on IA32 swap partition sizes has been eliminated. To use
> larger swap spaces, you need the new mkswap found in util-linux. You
> also need to upgrade util-linux to get the latest version of mount.
[snip]
I'm quoting from 2.2.15pre19, although the text has been there since
sometime in 2.1.xx.
-Barry K. Nathan <barryn@pobox.com>
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