[clug] partition tables in memory

[Kim Holburn]

On 2005 Apr 16, , at 5:25 PM, Brad Hards wrote:

> On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:02 pm, Kim Holburn wrote:
>> Just to make this clear,
>>
>> The normal method of making swap is AFAIK :
>> 1) make a partition,
> Some versions of fdisk force a re-read, some don't. Can you upgrade 
> fdisk?

maybe, I'll have a look.

> Alternatively, you may be able poke the system using some combination 
> of /proc
> entries and ioctl()s. However is uptime really that important?

It's just the principle, I hate rebooting unless I have to and it is an 
important server.

>
> Brad
>
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