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Swap is a performance optimization, so why would you remove it if you care about performance? Contrary to popular belief, swap isn't a way to get extra memory f
by shawnz 4y ago
Swap is a performance optimization, so why would you remove it if you care about performance? Contrary to popular belief, swap isn't a way to get extra memory for free: it won't help you if your workload size is bigger than your physical memory capacity and that is not what it is meant to be used for.
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoIt was an optimization when RAM was too expensive to keep a full working set live.
- shawnz 4y agoNo, that's exactly what I'm saying: swap was never meant to let you run workloads bigger than your physical memory capacity.
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