nbd-vram: Treat GPU VRAM as Linux swap to extend memory capacity

nbd-vram: Treat GPU VRAM as Linux swap to extend memory capacity

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A new tool lets Linux developers use their Nvidia GPU's VRAM as swap space, effectively expanding system memory without buying additional RAM. For resource-constrained indie projects or local ML work, this trades GPU performance for extra headroom—useful when you're working with large datasets or models on a single machine.

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