arraybolt3, 1 month ago

Traditional swapfiles are:

• Slow
• Old
• Sometimes dangerous (a pre-release Linux kernel bug once turned them into filesystem destroyers for a short time)
• A security risk if you don't use full disk encryption
• An SSD wear-and-tear causer if you regularly exceed your RAM limits with intensive work
• Have much better alternatives under Linux (namely zram and (if you use FDE) zswap)

I'm thinking of making an article called "Swap space considered harmful". Anyone interested?

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