[plug] Windows and Linux SWAP

[William Kenworthy]

You can use a file for linux swap, but its oh so sloooowwwwww ... in
comparison with a swap partition.  Its very useful to be able to create
one on the fly though when you need an extra gig or two of swap.

BillK

> I am the LinuxAlien wrote:
>> Is there some way to share a swap partition between windows and Linux?
>> I  am running Debian and W2k. I have 128Mb ram and a 235Mb swap
>> partition.  Windows has currently got a 128Mb swap file.
>
> /why/? The only benefit would be saving 128mb of disk space. Windows
> isn't noticeably faster with a swap file on a separate partition of the
> same disk over a FIXED SIZE swap partition on the main volume. Of course
>
>   if your swap partition is on a separate disk it might be worth it,
> especially if the second disk is faster.
>
>> My main need for the speed
>> advantage is for Windows as this is my work computer used for High
>> intensity graphics. (is there some way to help boost this
>