What exactly is the need to have swappable and non swappable pages

From: MAx <mahesh1280@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:50:46 -0700

Hi,
What is the need of having non swappable pages?
What is the disadvantage of *NOT* having non swappable pages?
Is there any problem if Non Swappable pages were to be made
swappable...?

This is a question which i came across in an interview.

BBye
MAx

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