• Dran
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    892 years ago

    Unironically that’s how zram works

    • Josh F.
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      212 years ago

      Doesn’t it compress the contents that it’s storing to help kind of get the best of both worlds?

      You get faster storage because it’s in ram still, but with it being compressed there’s also “more” available?

      I could be completely mistaken though

      • Ew0
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        152 years ago

        You are correct, although zram uses more cpu power since it compresses things. It’s not really an issue if you’re not using a potato :=)

        • @Still@programming.dev
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          112 years ago

          even if you are using a potato it probably doesn’t have much ram so slightly slowing it to make things run smoother is a very popular choice

      • Dran
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        42 years ago

        Is that not how it works though? Lol