Virtual Memory Settings in Mac OS

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On Wed, Aug 07, 2002 at 06:14:34PM +0300, Jouko-Thomas Kleine wrote:
> samuel@ibrium.se wrote:
> > The performance difference will be about the same as in the "real" MacOS.
> 
> 	I'm sorry of being a little computer illiterate, but does this mean 
> that using linux swap file offers better performance than Mac OS virtual 
> memory?

Well, the linux swap certainly performs better. The issue is slightly
more complex though. For instance, I believe shared libraries work
better when VM is turned on. Some benchmark tests might be
a good idea.

> And an other question: can turning virtual memory on in Mac OS 
> affect the performance of my linux applications when MOL is running?

I doubt there will be a noticeable difference as long as MacOS
is idle.

/Samuel