linux-kernel - Re: can't cleanup /proc/swaps without rebooting ?

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0701111601310.21890@blonde.wat.veritas.com>
Date:	Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:09:38 +0000 (GMT)
From:	Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>
To:	Jacky Malcles <Jacky.Malcles@...l.net>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: can't cleanup /proc/swaps without rebooting ?

On Thu, 11 Jan 2007, Jacky Malcles wrote:
> 
> is there a way, other than rebooting, to clean up /proc/swaps ?
> 
> I'm in this situation (due to testing errors),
> # cat /proc/swaps
> Filename                                Type            Size    Used
> Priority
> /dev/sdc1                               partition       2040064 0       -1
> /tmp/swaH4mvTI/swapfilenext\040(deleted) file           48960   0       -31
> /tmp/swa5TlBva/swapfilenext\040(deleted) file           49088   0       -118
> #
> #swapon -s
> Filename                                Type            Size    Used
> Priority
> /dev/sdc1                               partition       2040064 0       -1
> /tmp/swaH4mvTI/swapfilenext\040(deleted) file           48960   0       -31
> /tmp/swa5TlBva/swapfilenext\040(deleted) file           49088   0       -118
> #

Good question.  Sorry, I don't see another way than rebooting.
Next time you're testing, best keep a link to those swapfiles.
Not an answer to be proud of, but it looks like a better answer
would need a whole new syscall (or perhaps some /proc trickery).

Hugh
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