@Jim,

Yes, using zram can have advantages, as it compresses data before storing it in memory, making it faster than traditional swap on disk, especially on systems with limited RAM. However, a swap file may be more suitable if you need a larger swap space without using additional RAM. It depends on your use case!

Great article indeed!

I’m using a swap file for swap on Arch Linux. When I run swapon --show, I notice that the created /dev/zram0 is listed as a partition type.

Is there any advantage to using zram over a swap file?

Thanks in advance!