Re: System performance using swap partition vs. swap file

[Rick Stevens <rstevens vitalstream com>]

Mark Knecht wrote:
> Hi,
>    Does anyone have any experience with what the system performance 
> issues might be with running a swap file under Linux as opposed to a 
> dedicated swap partition?
>
>    I don't actually know that this is an option, but someone asked me 
> and I was curious.

Swap partitions are typically faster than swap files, but the
difference is small under most loads.
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