On ven, 2005-07-08 at 03:22 +0200, Bernd Eckenfels wrote: > No, it is creating files by appending just like any other file write. One > could think about a call to create unfragmented files however since this is > not always working best is to create those files young or defragment them > before usage. Except that this defeats one of the biggest advantages a swap file has over a swap partition: the ability to easilly reconfigure the amount of hd space reserved for swap. -- Jeremy Nickurak <[email protected]>
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