Subject: Re: how to change swapctl() interface.
To: Frank van der Linden <frank@wins.uva.nl>
From: David Brownlee <abs@NetBSD.ORG>
List: tech-kern
Date: 05/26/1998 10:08:31
On Tue, 26 May 1998, Frank van der Linden wrote:

> > 104 bytes is a long path name, and probably never will be exceeded in
> > normal or abnormal circumstances.
> 
> Adding the pathname is a logical idea, but I don't see why you
> limit the pathname length. 1k per swap device isn't really that much..
> What's the max. number of swapdevices that you'll ever use? Most
> configurations will not exceed 1 or 2. Losing 1 or 2 k isn't
> really a big deal.
> 
	Expect to see sun3 and vax users bouncing up and down here -
	all the extra memory used adds up, particularly when you have
	4MB total.. (or less)