[CCing linux-newbie] On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 18:21:57 +0100 (BST), Ankit Jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > well i dont know exactly but somewhat i feel that > there must be some way to disable the virtual memory. > yaa of course there should be some way. it is not that > sys cant work without it
Yes, you can have a system without virtual memory. Search for MMUless linux kernel and you'll see patches/websites. My point was that disabling VM after its been enabled would tough (if not impossible). Someone correct me if I am wrong here. Pratik. > ankit > --- Pratik Solanki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 06:41:38 -0400, chuck gelm > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ankit Jain wrote: > > > > > > >how will u differentiate virtual memory and swap > > area > > > > > > > >thanks > > > > > > > >ankit > > > > > > > > > > > Virtual memory is swap area in use. > > > > umm. A running system can or cannot have swap. > > Correct me if I am > > wrong but you can't disable virtual memory once its > > enabled, or at the > > very least it would be extremely tough to do so and > > I don't know of > > any system that does it. Virtual memory is enabled > > when the kernel > > starts up and stays that way. Swap is a different > > issue. > > > > Pratik. > > - > > 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
