Gnome BTRFS swapfile confuse

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Hi,

I just installed latest Gnome unstable but this time like this :

`# <file system>             <mount point>  <type>  <options>  <dump>  <pass>
UUID=696C-5252                            /boot/efi      vfat    umask=0077 0 2
UUID=9c0a2b57-5774-4a27-88fb-079b1f98aa1d /              btrfs   subvol=/@,defaults,noatime,space_cache 0 1
UUID=9c0a2b57-5774-4a27-88fb-079b1f98aa1d /var/cache     btrfs   subvol=/@cache,defaults,noatime,space_cache 0 2
UUID=9c0a2b57-5774-4a27-88fb-079b1f98aa1d /var/log       btrfs   subvol=/@log,defaults,noatime,space_cache 0 2
UUID=9c0a2b57-5774-4a27-88fb-079b1f98aa1d /swap          btrfs   subvol=/@swap,defaults,noatime,space_cache 0 2
UUID=08997f58-a400-4426-b1d1-7c73264cc44a /home          btrfs   defaults,noatime,space_cache 0 2
/swap/swapfile                            swap           swap    defaults,noatime 0 0
/swapfile none swap defaults 0 0
`

I followed this for making swapfile : Swap - Manjaro
But atm I have 2 swapfile’s.

What to do ? Is that ok ?

Thanks

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No, that is very , very wrong ─ especially that last line.

If you want to create a swap file on a btrfs volume, then this file should first and foremost be a regular file, and it must have neither compression nor copy-on-write, because both of those will prevent the kernel from accessing the raw drive blocks directly.

Secondly there is no point in using noatime on swap, because ─ again ─ swap is addressed as raw drive blocks, not as a mounted filesystem.

Thirdly, why create a swap file instead of a (still more efficient) swap partition?

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Heh, this is my try and see way xD

I just followed instructions. About noatime on swap , this was there by default. I just made last one in the line…

So best way is to do clean install again, but this time separate “swap partition” ?

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That is what I would do, yes. Create a dedicated swap partition, with just defaults as mount option.

UUID=some-long-string   none   swap    defaults   0   0

Also, you don’t need a forward slash in front of the @ for the subvolumes. Just use subvol=@log, et al. :wink:

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How to choose in Calamares those mount options ? I know that only in architect installer xD

Also, you don’t need a forward slash in front of the @ for the subvolumes. Just use subvol=@log, et al.

About that, that is also by default, what Calamares did… I just choose btrfs as filesystem :slight_smile:

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Choose manual partitioning, and then you should be able to set the mount options. Also, it always pays to double-check by way of the live image before actually booting into the installed system.

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second try :slight_smile:

I hope it is better now

> # <file system>             <mount point>  <type>  <options>  <dump>  <pass>
> UUID=DF24-834F                            /boot/efi      vfat    umask=0077 0 2
> UUID=c80bf3cd-1758-4fb8-877d-2f34fe3db9ae /              btrfs   subvol=/@,defaults,noatime,space_cache 0 1
> UUID=c80bf3cd-1758-4fb8-877d-2f34fe3db9ae /var/cache     btrfs   subvol=/@cache,defaults,noatime,space_cache 0 2
> UUID=c80bf3cd-1758-4fb8-877d-2f34fe3db9ae /var/log       btrfs   subvol=/@log,defaults,noatime,space_cache 0 2
> UUID=00f08264-b797-454c-8c1d-1420a88b8986 /home          btrfs   defaults,noatime,space_cache 0 2
> UUID=b598feff-07d6-4b8a-bc01-1a68e9cac747 swap           swap    defaults,noatime 0 0
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Remove the noatime from the entry for the swap partition. There’s no filesystem on that partition, and therefore noatime makes no sense. :wink:

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Sorry but how to do that ? :relaxed:

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sudo nano /etc/fstab

Edit the file, save it with Ctrl+O followed by Enter, and exit the editor with Ctrl+X. :wink:

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Done, thank you :slight_smile:

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