Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!bellcore!faline!ulysses!mhuxt!ihnp4!upba!qetzal!rcw From: rcw@qetzal.UUCP (Robert C. White) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: /dev/swap - possibility of it being a ramdisk Message-ID: <712@qetzal.UUCP> Date: Sun, 6-Dec-87 16:29:22 EST Article-I.D.: qetzal.712 Posted: Sun Dec 6 16:29:22 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 12-Dec-87 04:09:41 EST Organization: Mentor Software Inc., Thornton, Co. Lines: 21 Keywords: /dev/swap Hello Wizards, Watching my poor little unix boxes swap, it occurred to me: why not utilize some extra ram to implement /dev/swap? It seems that the machine would speed up quite a bit, and hey, extra memory is pretty inexpensive, at least for the smaller unix boxes. Also, it would be tactically easier to increase the amount of "swap" memory as opposed to repartitioning my disks, or mounting a disk pack under /tmp or some other horrid kludge. I've never seen anyone mention this, and it may be that it would require major hacking on the kernel, but you guys know best... Robert White -- //////////////////286 Moderator -- comp.unix.microport\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Email to microport@uwspan for info on the newsgroup comp.unix.microport. otherwise mail to microport@uwspan with a Subject containing one of: 386 286 Bug Source Merge or "Send Buglist" (rutgers!uwvax!uwspan!microport)