[OpenIndiana-discuss] SSD as a dedicated swap device

[Reginald Beardsley]

My long standing rule is swap = 8 x core.  This is primarily to accommodate having a large number of PDFs and other processes open at the same time.  Many MCU manuals run 1000+ pages. But sometimes I just want to run a ridiculously large problem.  Disk space is cheap, so there's no benefit to saving it.  In my case 128 GB of HDD costs under $4.  It's not worth the nuisance of running out of space. 

NB:  I am merely commenting on what I do, I am NOT recommending it to others.  Make your own decisions based on your needs.  I have no desire to revisit the flame wars of the 80's.

Reg