[Ilugc] why embedded Linux not having swap partition.
- From: arun289@xxxxxxxxx (Arun Venkataswamy)
- Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:43:53 +0530
On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Ganesh Kumar <bugcy013 at gmail.com> wrote:
I am asking silly doubt. Why embedded linux not having swap partition,
- From a design perspective, the design team will know how much RAM is
required for a purpose built embedded device. This amount of RAM would have
been provisioned physically.
- For a general purpose device, we can safely assume permanent storage
would typically be on board flash or memory cards. Any flash based
permanent storage has a fixed `life` or write cycles after which it is
likely to fail. Continuous use of swap file will reduce the effective life
of the device.
Regards,
Arun
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