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> Windows doesn't overcommit memory So, what's the function of swap for Windows?
by teo_zero 4y ago
> Windows doesn't overcommit memory
So, what's the function of swap for Windows?
- kazinator 4y agoThe function of swap isn't "to overcommit"; it is to provide more virtual memory than you have physical memory. Overcommitting is a separate idea, which can be done without swap.
- teo_zero 4y agoSorry but "provide more virtual resources than you physically have" isn't another way to say "overcommit"?
- kazinator 4y agoVirutal memory provides a larger memory than available RAM, but all of it can be backed by mass storage. In that case, you have all of the storage; just not all of it is RAM. When not all of it is backed by storage, then the situation is overcommitted.