Subj : shiney new
To   : Wilfred van Velzen
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Thu Apr 15 2021 22:40:47

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Hey Wilfred!

 WvV> On a busy server a little bit of swap can be usefull, so the
 WvV> kernel doesn't start killing random processes right away when
 WvV> it runs out of real memory.

After +20 some odd years I have yet to see that happen.

The one instance where swap was needed was on the raspi when attempting to update to aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu and once that was done I turned off swap and then later eliminated it from the microSD card once I was satisfied it wasn't needed anymore.  Swap on SD cards isn't a good idea to say the least but I was willing to sacrifice one for the cause.

The card still works but I only use it for storage these days as I retired the raspi once I was satisfied I did all I could for that cause and that other than a learning experience there is nothing there of any real value to me personally, especially the crippled onboard wireless chip.  What a waste.

Life is good,
Maurice

.... Mon sceal... gebidan þæs he gebædan ne mæg.
    One must wait for what cannot be hastened.
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 * Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001)

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