> -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Jonathon Jongsma > Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 10:27 AM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] move swap file to a USB drive > > > On 2/12/07, Chad Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net> wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 08:16:22PM -0600, Chuck Cole wrote: > > > Regardless of the other issues, flash RAM has a limited read/write > > > lifetime unlike "regular" RAM or a hard disk. > > > > And this, folks is why you don't use flash-based storage for > > read-write intensive operations, such as swap. Just don't do it. > > Note that this flash-drive-as-swap is supposedly one of the new > features of Windows Vista. This is from the FAQ [1]: > Q: Won't this wear out the drive? > A: Nope. We're aware of the lifecycle issues with flash drives and are > smart about how and when we do our writes to the device. Our research > shows that we will get at least 10+ years out of flash devices that we > support. > > I have no idea how long a device would last with a similar > setup under linux... > > [1] http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/archive/2006/06/02/615199.aspx > -- > jonner > OH.. we must believe Microsoft! They are omniscient and never make mistakes or have vulnerabilities, right? This is at most "if our software does this, then spec sheet info says the flash will do that.. statistically. Statistics also say that some will die much sooner. What might would one lose or trash when swap is lost or hiccups during transactions? Neat new game to play, right? Chuck