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From: David =?utf-8?b?QmFsYcW+aWM=?= <david.balazic@hermes.si>
Subject: Re: Swap maximum size documented ?
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 13:02:13 +0000 (UTC)
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Arjan van de Ven <arjan <at> infradead.org> writes:

> 
> 
> > > The mkwap(8) man page claims, that currently the limit is 
> > > 32 swap areas of maximum 2 gigabyte size (for x86 arch). 
> > > 
> > > Is that correct ? 
> > 
> > Not on 2.6 kernels, no.
> 
> it's not even true for 2.4 kernels btw; it was a 2.2 and before issue

OK, so can anyone tell the actual, current limits ?

Regards,
David