Re: removing swap space...only by reboot? A bug?
On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 09:30:49PM +0900, Rob Lahaye wrote: > > Ceri Davies wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 05:28:54PM +0900, Rob Lahaye wrote: > > > >>"man swapon" says: > >> > >>BUGS > >> There is no way to stop paging and swapping on a device. It is > >> therefore > >> not possible to dismount swap devices which are mounted during system > >> operation. > >> > >>Is that still a bug? > > > > > > That depends on which version you are running. > > If you have 4.x or 5.0 then you're out of luck, but a recent -current has > > the swapctl command which does what you want. > > Thanks. So I'm out-of-luck with 4.8 :). Afraid so. > I wonder if a brief note on this could go at the end of the "adding swap space" > section in the handbook. Something like > > Removing swap space: > for OSversion <= 5.0 only reboot can do > otherwise swapctl command does it on a running system. Already added to the todo list ;) Ceri -- User: DO YOU ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR PERSONAL LORD AND SAVIOR? Iniaes: Sure, I can accept all forms of payment. -- www.chatterboxchallenge.com pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: removing swap space...only by reboot? A bug?
Ceri Davies wrote: > On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 05:28:54PM +0900, Rob Lahaye wrote: > >>"man swapon" says: >> >>BUGS >> There is no way to stop paging and swapping on a device. It is >> therefore >> not possible to dismount swap devices which are mounted during system >> operation. >> >>Is that still a bug? > > > That depends on which version you are running. > If you have 4.x or 5.0 then you're out of luck, but a recent -current has > the swapctl command which does what you want. Thanks. So I'm out-of-luck with 4.8 :). I wonder if a brief note on this could go at the end of the "adding swap space" section in the handbook. Something like Removing swap space: for OSversion <= 5.0 only reboot can do otherwise swapctl command does it on a running system. Regards, Rob. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: removing swap space...only by reboot? A bug?
On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 05:28:54PM +0900, Rob Lahaye wrote: > > > Hi, > > "man swapon" says: > > BUGS > There is no way to stop paging and swapping on a device. It is > therefore > not possible to dismount swap devices which are mounted during system > operation. > > Is that still a bug? That depends on which version you are running. If you have 4.x or 5.0 then you're out of luck, but a recent -current has the swapctl command which does what you want. Ceri -- User: DO YOU ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR PERSONAL LORD AND SAVIOR? Iniaes: Sure, I can accept all forms of payment. -- www.chatterboxchallenge.com pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
removing swap space...only by reboot? A bug?
Hi, "man swapon" says: BUGS There is no way to stop paging and swapping on a device. It is therefore not possible to dismount swap devices which are mounted during system operation. Is that still a bug? -- The Handbook explains how additional swap space can be added to a running system, without need for reboot. I have added a swap file this way. If I want to stop using that swap file, or use another one, that is bigger, smaller or on another partition; how should I proceed? Is a reboot the only way to go? Or is there a run-time command that disconnects the kernel from certain swap space and allows its removal? Thanks, Rob. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
