[[!template id=project

title="auto create swap on memory pressure (175h)"

contact="""
[tech-kern](mailto:tech-kern@NetBSD.org)
"""

mentors="""
[tech-kern](mailto:tech-kern@NetBSD.org)
"""

category="kernel"
difficulty="medium"
duration="175h"


description="""

When a system needs more memory but has free disk space it could auto create swap files and then delete them later.

The ideal solution would be configurable for:

* thresholds for creation
* min/max (don't fill up the disk entirely)
* encryption settings

The "listener" for the file creation should avoid thrashing, have timeouts, and handle disk space usage sanely.

"""
]]

[[!tag gsoc]]
[[!tag gsoc175h]]