[man8alexd]

I'm the OP. I got myself into collecting falsehoods people believe about Linux swap and OOM[1]. There is an entry about this 2x rule in this collection, with my answer on how to select swap size.

My question on Retrocomputing.StackExchange is my attempt to add some historical background to this entry.

[1]:https://alexeydemidov.com/2025/05/15/falsehoods-people-and-L...