I'm using the latest hg version of compcache (0.6 doesn't compile for my
kernel) with the git tuxonice kernel sources. I can use ramzswap without a
backing swap partition, but trying to activate swap with one fails:
[root@alice rc.d]# insmod /usr/local/compcache/ramzswap.ko num_devices=1
[root@alice rc.d]# rzscontrol /dev/ramzswap0 -b /dev/sda5 -m 315392 --init
[root@alice rc.d]# swapon /dev/ramzswap0
swapon: /dev/ramzswap0: read swap header failed: Input/output error
[root@alice rc.d]# dmesg
[93071.135559] ramzswap: Creating 1 devices ...
[93085.448967] ramzswap: Backing swap set to /dev/sda5
[93085.448975] ramzswap: Memory limit set to 315392 kB
[93085.448980] ramzswap: Using backing swap device: /dev/sda5
[93106.126079] __ratelimit: 122 callbacks suppressed
[93106.126086] Buffer I/O error on device ramzswap0, logical block 0
[93106.126094] Buffer I/O error on device ramzswap0, logical block 1
[93106.126100] Buffer I/O error on device ramzswap0, logical block 2
[93106.126106] Buffer I/O error on device ramzswap0, logical block 3
[93106.126116] Buffer I/O error on device ramzswap0, logical block 4
[93106.126122] Buffer I/O error on device ramzswap0, logical block 5
[93106.126128] Buffer I/O error on device ramzswap0, logical block 6
[93106.126134] Buffer I/O error on device ramzswap0, logical block 7
[93106.126143] Buffer I/O error on device ramzswap0, logical block 8
[93106.126149] Buffer I/O error on device ramzswap0, logical block 9