Re: kernel: warning: total configured swap (493567 pages) exceeds maximum recommended amount

On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 10:24:47AM -0800, Mark Millard wrote:
> 
> However, if I remember right, you have reported testing with
> the swap adjusted to not produce the warning --and still got
> the status of losing control and getting no more output to
> look at. If so, the above is not directly a solution to the
> specific problem. (It still may be a good idea to not be
> oddly configured while trying to find a solution to your
> active problem.)
> 

You do remember right. I have one Pi2 with a USB hard disk
which does not warn of excess swap, reports 1.7GB of swap
and from time to time hangs irrecoverably (no debugger
access) at least a couple of times during buildworld
cycles. It's a very slight outlier in having a USB2
to PATA bridge instead of USB-SATA on other hosts.


Your point about avoiding misconfiguration is well
taken in light of the fragmentation issue.

Thanks for writing!

bob prohaska