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minus-squareEmK@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoJust to be super nerdy, here’s an amazingly well-written article on the subject from someone with a lot of credibility: https://chrisdown.name/2026/03/24/zswap-vs-zram-when-to-use-what.html tldr; prefer zswap
minus-squareSaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoWhat a load of bull. Zram is so much more useful. That guy does not even know you can set up a fallback device for zram. Don’t trust any fool with a blog. Probably written and “researched” with ChatGPT.
minus-squarecrater2150@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months ago“That guy” works full time as a kernel developer on the Linux memory management.
minus-squaregartheom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoYou should read the article. It has a section specifically on using a zram fallback device and how its performance compares to a similar zswap setup.
Just to be super nerdy, here’s an amazingly well-written article on the subject from someone with a lot of credibility: https://chrisdown.name/2026/03/24/zswap-vs-zram-when-to-use-what.html
tldr; prefer zswap
What a load of bull. Zram is so much more useful. That guy does not even know you can set up a fallback device for zram. Don’t trust any fool with a blog. Probably written and “researched” with ChatGPT.
“That guy” works full time as a kernel developer on the Linux memory management.
You should read the article. It has a section specifically on using a zram fallback device and how its performance compares to a similar zswap setup.