zfs discuss - Jan 2008 - Swap on ZVOL safe to use?

Hello,

I have several servers swapping to ZVOLs, and I appears to be encountering the
below bug:

http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6528296

Does anyone have any comments on the reliability of using ZVOLs for swap?  Are
there any workarounds to prevent bug 6528296?
 
 
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The bug is being actively worked at this time (it just got a boost
in urgency as a result of the issues it was causing for the
zfs boot project).   It is likely that there will be a fix soon
(sooner than zfs boot will be available).  In the
meantime, I know of no workaround.  Maybe someone
else does.

Lori

Scott wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I have several servers swapping to ZVOLs, and I appears to be encountering
the below bug:
>
>http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6528296
>
>Does anyone have any comments on the reliability of using ZVOLs for swap? 
Are there any workarounds to prevent bug 6528296?
> 
> 
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Lori Alt wrote:
> The bug is being actively worked at this time (it just got a boost
> in urgency as a result of the issues it was causing for the
> zfs boot project).   It is likely that there will be a fix soon
> (sooner than zfs boot will be available).  In the
> meantime, I know of no workaround.  Maybe someone
> else does.
Is the fix to make it safe to swap on a ZVOL or is it the introduction 
of the raw (non COW) volumes mentioned previously ?

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Darren J Moffat