From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] doc: Discuss encrypted swap space. Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2017 23:46:30 +0100 Message-ID: <87d1f18r7d.fsf@gnu.org> References: <20170130044035.22741-1-cmmarusich@gmail.com> <20170130044035.22741-3-cmmarusich@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54450) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cZ3fh-0000pT-66 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:46:38 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cZ3fe-0006e1-45 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:46:37 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20170130044035.22741-3-cmmarusich@gmail.com> (Chris Marusich's message of "Sun, 29 Jan 2017 20:40:35 -0800") List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Chris Marusich Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Chris Marusich skribis: > * doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Provide an example of how to > set up (encrypted) swap space using a swap file. > (operating-system Reference)[swap-devices]: Clarify that swap files are > supported, too. > (Mapped Devices): Explain how to use a mapped device with a swap file to > encrypt swap space. Applied, thanks. Hartmut Goebel skribis: > Am 30.01.2017 um 05:40 schrieb Chris Marusich: >> +Note that if you have encrypted the root partition and created a swap >> +file in its file system as described above, then the encryption also >> +protects the swap file, just like any other file in that file system. > > Please also mention the impact on Suspend to Disk. Thanks. I agree it would be nice, but that can come in a subsequent patch. Ludo=E2=80=99.