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authorBrian Behlendorf <[email protected]>2013-02-07 14:15:53 -0800
committerBrian Behlendorf <[email protected]>2013-02-07 14:19:40 -0800
commit52768784e66a7b3ca493d907e86ee674ca50193c (patch)
tree14b05d9507384a251e14a837f62d95c2fca7f32a /man/man8/zfs.8
parented2e157605ba0bbce954174e49c6a76682d564b9 (diff)
Update the zfs.8 "ZFS Volumes as Swap" section
As of 0.6.0-rc11 using ZFS volumes as Linux swap devices is supported. Swapping to files in ZFS filesystems is not. Signed-off-by: Brian Behlendorf <[email protected]> Closes #1189
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.SS "ZFS Volumes as Swap"
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-Do not swap to a file on a \fBZFS\fR file system. A \fBZFS\fR swap file configuration is not supported.
+\fBZFS\fR volumes may be used as Linux swap devices. After creating the volume
+with the \fBzfs create\fR command set up and enable the swap area using the
+\fBmkswap\fR(8) and \fBswapon\fR(8) commands. Do not swap to a file on a
+\fBZFS\fR file system. A \fBZFS\fR swap file configuration is not supported.
.SH SUBCOMMANDS
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