Re: [Xen-users] Swap space for DomU

[Stefan de Konink <skinkie@xxxxxxxxx>]

Luciano Rocha schreef:
> On Fri, Dec 28, 2007 at 08:44:11AM -0500, Matthew Crocker wrote:
> >  Should I create a file on Dom0 and assign it for a DomU for use as swap 
> >  space or should I just overcommit my system RAM and have Dom0 handle all of 
> >  the swap?
> There is no memory overcommit in Xen.
There is in Linux. And if you don't believe it :) Try to do Bonnie++ in 
DomU, twice the amount of memory as Dom0, disable Swap on Dom0. And 
'host' the filesystem on NFS. Fun for everyone!

Stefan

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