On 2021-12-09, hdv@gmail <hdv.ja...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Swap is where a laptop stores RAM during suspend-to-disk, the long >> term hibernation suspension. Without at least as much swap as >> RAM, you are limited to suspend-to-RAM. >> >> In a more perfect world, the space for suspension would not >> otherwise be treated as swap space. >> >> -dsr- >> > > It certainly was the reason why I always had swap at least as big as RAM > in the past on my laptops. However, I have not had any trouble > suspending or hibernating my laptops in the years since I reduced swap > to 2GB. That is just my experience, and it may not be the same for > others. But it might help the thread starter to know this is a feasible > option (depending on their use case).
It's only that there is a distinction between suspend-to-RAM and suspend-to-disk, the latter using zero power consumption until the machine is powered on. Anyway, you probably already knew that (I didn't). > P.S. I am on the list. It is sufficient to just reply to the list for me > to receive your message. > > Grx HdV > > --
