Re: Reasonably simple setup for 1TB HDD and 250GB M.2 NVMe SSD
On 2021-12-09, hdv@gmail <hdv.jadev@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Swap is where a laptop stores RAM during suspend-to-disk, the long
>> term hibernation suspension. Without at least as much swap as
>> RAM, you are limited to suspend-to-RAM.
>>
>> In a more perfect world, the space for suspension would not
>> otherwise be treated as swap space.
>>
>> -dsr-
>>
>
> It certainly was the reason why I always had swap at least as big as RAM
> in the past on my laptops. However, I have not had any trouble
> suspending or hibernating my laptops in the years since I reduced swap
> to 2GB. That is just my experience, and it may not be the same for
> others. But it might help the thread starter to know this is a feasible
> option (depending on their use case).
It's only that there is a distinction between suspend-to-RAM and
suspend-to-disk, the latter using zero power consumption until the
machine is powered on.
Anyway, you probably already knew that (I didn't).
> P.S. I am on the list. It is sufficient to just reply to the list for me
> to receive your message.
>
> Grx HdV
>
>
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