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| author | Graham Perrin <[email protected]> | 2023-06-02 19:25:13 +0100 |
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| committer | GitHub <[email protected]> | 2023-06-02 11:25:13 -0700 |
| commit | 6c29422e90dca7a7ef6a69c721238a1c33f393f9 (patch) | |
| tree | fa5d9eb8ed3d0e07e475e557ecc53c2fb8b9113c /man/man8 | |
| parent | 482da24e20735ebd67fb582ad8025ba517801503 (diff) | |
zfs-create(8): ZFS for swap: caution, clarity
Make the section heading more generic (the section relates to ZFS files
as well as ZFS volumes).
Swapping to a ZFS volume is prone to deadlock. Remove the related
instruction, direct readers to OpenZFS FAQ. Related, but not linked
from within the manual page:
<https://openzfs.github.io/openzfs-docs/Project%20and%20Community/FAQ.html#using-a-zvol-for-a-swap-device-on-linux>
(Using a zvol for a swap device on Linux).
Reviewed-by: Brian Behlendorf <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Graham Perrin <[email protected]>
Issue #7734
Closes #14756
Diffstat (limited to 'man/man8')
| -rw-r--r-- | man/man8/zfs-create.8 | 13 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/man/man8/zfs-create.8 b/man/man8/zfs-create.8 index a7b6097c3..b3997d327 100644 --- a/man/man8/zfs-create.8 +++ b/man/man8/zfs-create.8 @@ -234,14 +234,11 @@ if the volume is not sparse. Print verbose information about the created dataset. .El .El -.Ss ZFS Volumes as Swap -ZFS volumes may be used as swap devices. -After creating the volume with the -.Nm zfs Cm create Fl V -enable the swap area using the -.Xr swapon 8 -command. -Swapping to files on ZFS filesystems is not supported. +.Ss ZFS for Swap +Swapping to a ZFS volume is prone to deadlock and not recommended. +See OpenZFS FAQ. +.Pp +Swapping to a file on a ZFS filesystem is not supported. . .Sh EXAMPLES .\" These are, respectively, examples 1, 10 from zfs.8 |