Hi, On Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:29:13 +0200 Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> wrote: > Sorry to insist, but IMO this issue should really be worked out. I once > suggested the following simple formula : > > max swap size = min(RAM size, disk space * R) > > with R being a ratio between 0 and 100% to be defined. > > For example with R=5%, the swap size would be limited to either the RAM size > or 5% of available disk space, whichever is lower. > > Doesn't that sound reasonable for most setups, at least more than the current > formula ? the default partitioning scheme now has made hibernation impossible for three whole stable releases. I have no experience in writing d-i code but just so that *something* happens I submitted this merge request to partman-auto: https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/partman-auto/-/merge_requests/12 This MR keeps the partman-auto/cap-ram setting because it has now been in partman-auto for so long that likely other users of d-i have started depending on its existence. Instead, I raised the limit imposed by partman-auto/cap-ram while at the same time adding a new setting I called partman-auto/perc-ram which (if I'm reading the code correctly) should cap the swap size at X percent of the remaining free disk space. This way, d-i should continue to work even in situations where there is more RAM than disk space for which commit 7966fcd was designed in the first place. This is a draft MR because it is untested. Maybe somebody could help and review and test it. Thanks! cheers, josch
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