[Gllug] Swap file size

[Martyn Drake]

On Thu, 31 Jan 2002 15:39:49 -0000 Darran D. Rimron-Molloy wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Southern
> [...]
> > If I have 512MB Ram do I really use 1GB for Swap?
> 
> I have been thinking this exact same thought recently - when machines
> with 64meg of RAM were considered beefy, and 128meg was overkill,
> RAMx2=SWAP seemed sensible, considering swap partitions could only be
> 127meg at this time, it also made alot of sense....
> 
> But what is the ruling with "modern" machines?

I've got 1Gb RAM for which I use a 512Mb swap partition and have
absolutely no performance problems with that at all.

Regards,

	Martyn

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