tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991757369876144735.post7403218296319671885..comments2023-02-01T05:09:03.178-05:00Comments on FaaS - Failure as a Service: Swap the Annoying Cousin of HPCBrock Palenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992571343475028656noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991757369876144735.post-27760272701596868302012-02-07T15:11:37.371-05:002012-02-07T15:11:37.371-05:00Tom, that is very true, 100x slow down is common. ...Tom, that is very true, 100x slow down is common. Every case is unique and may behave differently. SSD's will deal with the random access nature of SWAP better than spinning rust. The ones that sit in a PCIe slot will do even better.<br /><br />Something many don't know is that you can have more than one swap space or swap file active at a time. The system will use them in parallel so if you must and you have absolute hardware control, spread swap around as many drives as able.Brock Palenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992571343475028656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991757369876144735.post-16371405750604438592012-02-07T14:00:54.002-05:002012-02-07T14:00:54.002-05:00Good stuff. I was going to be a smarty-pants and ...Good stuff. I was going to be a smarty-pants and ask about SSD, but I see that you've anticipated this. I accidentally wandered into swap last week and it slowed my code down by about 150x. It's brutal.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136299048543524694noreply@blogger.com