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Reloading a page from disk is the same as reloading it from swap, except having to reload from swap is usually less likely (due to making proper paging decisions).
What is the difference between loading from disk and loading from swap? Why would loading from swap be less likely? I would think that the MMU would place pieces that are more likely to be read sooner rather than later in swap, and page out the rest to its original location on disk?
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In this answer, the following piqued my interest:
Reloading a page from disk is the same as reloading it from swap, except having to reload from swap is usually less likely (due to making proper paging decisions).
What is the difference between loading from disk and loading from swap? Why would loading from swap be less likely? I would think that the MMU would place pieces that are more likely to be read sooner rather than later in swap, and page out the rest to its original location on disk?
memory virtual-memory
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In this answer, the following piqued my interest:
Reloading a page from disk is the same as reloading it from swap, except having to reload from swap is usually less likely (due to making proper paging decisions).
What is the difference between loading from disk and loading from swap? Why would loading from swap be less likely? I would think that the MMU would place pieces that are more likely to be read sooner rather than later in swap, and page out the rest to its original location on disk?
memory virtual-memory
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In this answer, the following piqued my interest:
Reloading a page from disk is the same as reloading it from swap, except having to reload from swap is usually less likely (due to making proper paging decisions).
What is the difference between loading from disk and loading from swap? Why would loading from swap be less likely? I would think that the MMU would place pieces that are more likely to be read sooner rather than later in swap, and page out the rest to its original location on disk?
memory virtual-memory
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