Re: swap-file vs. swap-partition

From: Erik Tews (erik.tews@gmx.net)
Date: Wed Jun 21 2000 - 13:12:06 EST


On Wed, 21 Jun 2000, Enrico Weigelt wrote:

>
> hi folks,
>
> are there any performance difference between swap-files
> and swap-partitions ?

Yes, with an swap-file, you got one more layer between the swap and the
Disk.

Swap ---> Swap-Partiton

or

Swap ---> Swap-File in Filesystem ---> Filesystem Partition

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