You’re Using Linux Swap Wrong. Here’s the Real Trade-Off Nobody Talks About.
For decades, Linux users treated swap as either essential or evil—both camps wrong because they were stuck in the HDD era. Modern SSDs make swap fast enough to be a safety net without killing performance. The real trick is tuning swappiness and swap size to your hardware, not copy-pasting old rules. This article breaks down the trade-off, busts common myths, and gives you a practical strategy to avoid OOM kills while keeping your system snappy.