Subject: Re: kernel vs boot-program
To: None <brezak@apollo.hp.com, glass@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu, gwr@mc.com>
From: Wolfgang Solfrank <ws@tools.de>
List: tech-kern
Date: 03/14/1994 20:53:37
> I'd like to see any prior knowledge of swap removed and done via swapon. I've
> never quite understood the need for config having to compile all potential
> swap devices in. Maybe there is a need to swap in order to run swapon - not
> that I've seen on Mach based systems... It would be great to be able to have
> generic kernels especially for diskless.

Heartily seconded here. I've thought of this myself for quite some while, now,
but coundn't get around to verify that later addition of swap space would work
with the current way, it is allocated.
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