well if we dont have a swap area then shall i say my system dosent have virtual memory
is this correct? because i feel even if this swap area is not there then also virtual memory concept exists? thanks ankit --- kernel kernel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Virtual Memory is a policy. Swap Area is a > artifact, u use to > implement this policy > > Hope makes sense > > > On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 10:15:15 +0100 (BST), Ankit Jain > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > how will u differentiate virtual memory and swap > area > > > > thanks > > > > ankit > > --- chuck gelm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ankit Jain wrote: > > > > > > >hi > > > > > > > >if somebody can tell me that is this correct? > > > > > > > >(1)can i say that swap area created by linux is > > > nothign > > > >but virtual memory. (2)is it correct to use the > > > term > > > >interchangeably > > > > > > > >thanks > > > > > > > >ankit > > > > > > > > > > > (1) A swap file or swap partition can be used as > > > virtual memory. > > > (2) I am not sure. Why one would wish to use > 'swap > > > area' > > > interchangeably with 'virtual memory'. > > > :-| > > > Chuck > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" > > your friends today! Download Messenger Now > > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html > > > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line > "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in > > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > More majordomo info at > http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > Please read the FAQ at > http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs > > > ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
