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Novi Sad@feddit.org to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 3 days ago

In defence of swap: common misconceptions

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In defence of swap: common misconceptions

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tl;dr: Having swap is a reasonably important part of a well functioning system. Without it, sane memory management becomes harder to achieve.
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