RE: swap-file vs. swap-partition

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Because swap files have to deal with the internals of the file system(inodes
and such) they are somewhat slower than the raw swap partition.
Aaron

-----Original Message-----
From: Enrico Weigelt [mailto:weigelt@nibiru.pauls.erfurt.thur.de]
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 11:04 PM
To: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
Subject: swap-file vs. swap-partition

hi folks,

are there any performance difference between swap-files
and swap-partitions ?

bye,
ew.

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