Mastodawn

Oh, look! Another riveting discussion on why swap space is 2x #RAM. Spoiler: computers were slow in the 80s, and IT folks have trust issues. 🖥️💾 #CuttingEdgeTechFromThePast
https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/32492/origin-of-the-rule-that-swap-size-should-be-2x-of-the-physical-memory #CuttingEdgeTech #ITHistory #SwapSpace #TrustIssues #HackerNews #ngated

Origin of the rule that swap size should be 2x of the physical memory

I can trace this recommendation that swap should be twice the size of the physical memory as far back as 1989, see SunOS 4 installation manual, page 37, but I wonder if there was ever any technical

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cathill Oct 8

Why don't Linux distributions enable zswap or zram by default, especially when swap space is on an SSD?
#linux #ram #computermemory #swapspace #zswap #zram #ramcompression #swapcompression #ssd #flashstorage

Sebi ✓Jul 3, 2025

Für den nächsten #Swapspace mit der Aufschrift: "5Ghz Jammer. Nicht auf Event einschalten! Achja - als HDMI 2x switch funktioniert er auch und überträgt es maximal 2,5Meter per funk mit Wand dazwischen."

Joel Carnat 📽️Mar 5, 2025

To Swap or Not? Using Swap Space in Modern Computers

https://eggflix.foolbazar.eu/videos/watch/7031ccd3-c48b-418f-9e52-7f1025ecbefb

To Swap or Not? Using Swap Space in Modern Computers

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pinage404.rss

Dec 1, 2024

en lisant les releases notes de #NixOS 24.11, j'ai découvert ce nouveau service #SwapSpace

https://search.nixos.org/options?channel=24.11&show=services.swapspace.enable&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=.swapspace

un service qui alloue et désalloue des fichiers SWAP en fonction de l'usage des ressources

j'imagine que ça simule le meme comportement qu'il y a nativement sur #MacOS

#Linux #Nix

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Ertain Jun 8, 2023

I see that my new install of Linux Mint on my #SSD put in swap space, and I may disable it. My system has a bunch of RAM, and probably doesn't need it. Also, having swap space on an SSD can damage the drive. #SwapSpace