From: bjl@loki.research.ptt.nl (Ben Lippolt) Subject: Re: Swap files (was: Re: .97 kernel and root disk/probs with swapping) Date: 1 Sep 1992 19:29:01 GMT
torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Benedict Torvalds) writes:
>In article <1992Sep1.083154.5064@klaava.Helsinki.FI> torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Benedict Torvalds) writes:
>>In article <bjl.715328078@freyr> B.J.Lippolt@research.ptt.nl writes:
>>>
>>>On the subject of swapping.
>>>
>>>Would it be possible to implement a scheme (a la SunOS) where you can
>>>'add' swap files to the swap space?
>>
>>It wouldn't be too hard: right now swap-map numbers are 31-bit entities,
>[ explanation on how to implement it deleted ]
>Ok, don't implement this: I already did it, and the (minor, as promised)
>changes will be in the next patch.
> Linus
This is one of the things I like about Linux. Before you can blink with
your eyes a suggestion like this is already turned into code! Compare
this to any commercial Unix where you report a bug (or ask for a feature)
and you have to wait at least half a year to see if they want to consider
it at all.
Nice work, Linus!
Ben Lippolt.