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You're missing my point: the OS should be able to cache the (up to n) pages that haven't been explicitly closed by the user in the HD, and when there's a page f
by ihodes 16y ago
You're missing my point: the OS should be able to cache the (up to n) pages that haven't been explicitly closed by the user in the HD, and when there's a page fault in main memory when a user tries to access the ones the 256MB can hold, the OS should go to the disk and grab that page, and swap out another page that's currently in RAM with the requested page.
Bam, no re-downloading the page. Should be over in under a second (depending on the memory used in the iPad.)
- weaksauce 16y agoIf they made an assumption on the usage pattern of the drive they could buy cheaper parts that were not expected to be used as often. If there is no wear leveling built into the drive then it could reduce the lifespan of the drive. I am all for swap but I think they chose to omit the swap space for some other reason that I cannot think of right now.
- MWinther 16y agoThe entire device doesn't have to use swap for Safari to save the state of a particular "tab" to disk.