Bug#573912: linux-2.6: please enable ramzswap/compcache
Vagrant Cascadian wrote:
> Please consider setting CONFIG_RAMZSWAP (a.k.a. compcache), which
> enables a ram based compressed swap device. i think it can be
> enabled as a module, but i'm not sure.
>
> This feature is very useful to thin clients, embedded devices, or
> other environments with limited ram and no conventional swap device
> available.
This is also useful for Debian Live images generated using the
live-helper and live-initramfs packages. Using Sid's live-helper to
build an Ubuntu 10.04 live image already results in a 25% ramzswap, so
I guess Ubuntu have patched compcache into their default .32 kernel.
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