Re: [linuxdc-dev] Swapping over network

[Paul M. <pm...@mv...>]

On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 10:04:33AM +0200, Oliver M . Bolzer wrote:
> What is everybody using for swap over network? I hear there are two
> possibilities :
>=20
> - swap over NFS   ( needs patch, patch isn't very new)

Swapping over NFS really sucks. It's incredibly slow, and highly susceptible
to faults. I've done more reliable swap over IrDA then what NFS has offered.

> - swap over network block device ( patch seems to be included in recent k=
ern.)
>=20
This is the best method I've run into so far. There were some special patch=
es
for doing swap over nbd on the nbd site for awhile that needed to be patched
over top of the existing code in the kernel, and while they were a little b=
it
out of date, it didn't take a whole lot to get them going.

I don't recall if the swap over nbd stuff was ever accepted into Linus' tree
though, so you might want to consult the nbd site before continuing. For the
most part this method works pretty good.

--=20
Paul Mundt <pm...@mv...>
MontaVista Software, Inc.