Re: swap file

[Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Dec 24, 2000 at 09:09:30PM -0500, Andrew Ho wrote:
> Merry Christmas
> 
> I create a swap file with xfs_mkfile.
> 
>      xfs_mkfile -v 500m /swap/swap1
> 
>     "/swap/swap1          swap        swap    defaults      0 0" is in
> /etc/fstab.
> 
> I try to mount the swap file.
> 
>     /sbin/swapon -a /swap/swap1
>     swapon: /swap/swap1: Invalid argument
> 
> How can I solve this problem.

You have to use mkswap on the file first.

-Andi