[GRLUG] Video RAM as swap

[Tim Schmidt]

On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 6:51 PM, John Harig <radiodurans at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I think the warning is interesting to read . . .
> especially about the no ecc.  Sounds a bit like using
> a saw to hammer in nails.  Someone could do it to show
> it can be done or as a cool project, but i would think
> there would be a lot better solutions for swap space
> than using a video card.  There wasn't a meeting
> tonight I hope as I think it has been a month now
> since the last . . .

Normal consumer RAM doesn't have ECC either.  You're moving data from
one unsafe source into another.  No big deal.

--tim