FS#35046 - [linux] 3.9.x please enable NFS_SWAP in default configuration

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Clemens Fruhwirth (therp) - Wednesday, 01 May 2013, 08:25 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Wednesday, 08 May 2013, 09:19 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Please consider enabling the swap over NFS feature. Here is the original commit for more info:

https://github.com/mirrors/linux-2.6/commit/a564b8f0398636ba30b07c0eaebdef7ff7837249

It was merged in 3.6 http://lwn.net/Articles/508790/ - more info http://lwn.net/Articles/439298/ . Since the code merged is only active when the nfs transport is used for swapping, risks that for other NFS users are relatively slim.
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Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Wednesday, 08 May 2013, 09:19 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  3.9.1-1
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Friday, 03 May 2013, 08:39 GMT
Added to 3.9 trunk, will be in next version.

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