[pups] Swap device in V6?

Ken Wellsch kwellsch at tampabay.rr.com
Tue Feb 27 06:22:35 AEST 2001


I know I for one had forgotten just what "the state of the art" was with
UNIX back in 1975.  If you can, please do look at the source for V6/ps.
Really.  /dev/swap?  In your dreams!  B^)  Cheers,  -- Ken

Robin Birch wrote:
> 
> In later unixes, 2.11 for instance, /dev/swap is a link to the swap
> device.  Is ps attempting to open /dev/swap and finding that it either
> isn't there or it is mknoded to an incorrect device?
> 
> Robin

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