In meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install.sh, we have # 5% for the swap swap_ratio=5 # dexuan: this variable is not used at all! ... swap_size=$((disk_size*5/100))
This algorithm seems too wasty -- e.g., for a CrownBay box with a 160GB disk, we would create a 8GB swap partition while the box has only 1GB memory. What's the proper swap size? This link http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-swap-space.html discussed this and I think the below algorithm seems suitable for us: Systems with 2GB of ram or less require the same size of swap space Systems with 2GB to 4GB of ram require a minimum of 2GB of swap space Systems with 4GB to 16GB of ram require a minimum of 4GB of swap space Systems with 16GB to 64GB of ram require a minimum of 8GB of swap space Systems with 64GB to 256GB of ram require a minimum of 16GB of swap space Any comment? Thanks, -- Dexuan _______________________________________________ Openembedded-core mailing list Openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-core
