On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 10:16 PM, Michael Tokarev <[email protected]> wrote: > 256mb for swap is very rare nowadays. yes, it makes little
Is it? I thought it was the default. More doesn't make sense. >> Not true, ext supports online resize. > > While ext*fs and xfs supports online resizing, one needs > to resize partitions too, and that one isn't that easy, > you need to reboot for the kernel to recognize new size > of a partition which is in use (it is possible to resize > only unused partition freely using BLKPG ioctl, but root > fs is always mounted). That seems silly. > So at least you will reboot, and when you do so, it may > be just safer to go for offline resize (using rescue/install > media), verifying at the same time that you do have an > alternative way to boot up the system if something goes > wrong. Olaf -- Olaf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
