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Common fallacy in sysadmin: - A user has a system with X RAM and Y swap. They buy Y RAM. If one compares (X RAM + Y swap) versus (X+Y RAM), it's obvious that t
by pizza234 2y ago
Common fallacy in sysadmin:
- A user has a system with X RAM and Y swap. They buy Y RAM. If one compares (X RAM + Y swap) versus (X+Y RAM), it's obvious that they don't need swap anymore.
Thing is, the correct comparison is (X RAM + Y swap) versus (X+Y RAM + Z swap), where Z is a new amount of swap.
- pizza234 2y agoWhat's the rationale for the downvotes? The line of thinking I've highlighted is very widespread, and it's flawed.