Zswap on Omid Farhanghttps://omid.dev/tags/zswap/Recent content in Zswap on Omid FarhangOmid Farhanghttps://omid.dev/images/bio-photo-150x150.jpghttps://omid.dev/images/bio-photo-150x150.jpgHugo -- 0.161.1en-US2026 Omid Farhang | All rights reserved.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0330How I Learned My Linux Machine Has Been Compressing Memory for Years Without Me Knowinghttps://omid.dev/2026/06/16/how-i-learned-my-linux-machine-has-been-compressing-memory-for-years/Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0330https://omid.dev/2026/06/16/how-i-learned-my-linux-machine-has-been-compressing-memory-for-years/After 15 years on Linux, I discovered zswap had been compressing inactive memory on my Manjaro laptop all along. A practical guide to checking zswap, zram, and memory compression on Linux, macOS, and Windows — plus a timeline of how we got here.