Re: [RFC PATCH 0/4] Adding useful information into swap partition header

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On 22 October 2012 22:27, Venkatraman S <venkat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Trying some of the ideas bounced around in lkml for
> optimizing swap on flash (eMMC / SD) media [1], we can start
> to add useful information into swapheader without breaking
> compatibility.
> Such information can help the kernel swap management algo
> to tune itself to the geometry of flash devices (erase block
> size and page size etc).
> Some more features (like command line override) are still
> under development. In long term, libblkid/mkswap can be extended
> to even detect this information by timing attacks,
> even if sysfs parameters are not present.
>
Oops: Some reference links were missed in the cover letter..

[1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/3/30/410
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