Re: Reasonably simple setup for 1TB HDD and 250GB M.2 NVMe SSD
On Thu 09 Dec 2021 at 17:12:01 (-0000), Curt wrote:
> 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.
> >
> > 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).
Aka hibernation, it's also incompatible with random-encrypted swap
(recommended in https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2021/12/msg00239.html,
and by me, if you have sensitive information on your laptop).
Cheers,
David.
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