here is solution: run mkswap with "-c" mkswap -c /dev/zram0 (you can fix this in package zram-config, if you want :) cat /etc/init/zram-config.conf | grep mkswap mkswap /dev/zram${DEVNUMBER} you need to change this line to: mkswap -c /dev/zram${DEVNUMBER} Explanation: See: modprobe zram zram_num_devices=1 ( dmesg | grep zram ) : [ 979.545213] zram: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned. [ 979.550810] zram: Creating 1 devices ... Next: echo $((345*1024*1024)) > /sys/block/zram0/disksize (dmesg still silent....) Next: mkswap /dev/zram0 Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 353276 KiB no label, UUID=a95522e0-fb27-4dce-8006-3e3cbf9a6f75 (dmesg:) [ 1115.120823] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1115.120838] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1115.121111] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1115.121145] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1115.121166] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1115.121191] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1115.121212] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1115.121347] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1115.121376] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1115.121431] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1127.081652] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1127.081671] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1127.081952] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1127.081987] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1127.082007] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1127.082028] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1127.082046] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1127.082183] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1127.082211] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1127.082265] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 See! "logical block 88319"! 88319 * 4096 = 361754624; error on bite number 361754624 (one block = 4096 bites) I was create 361758720 bites (echo $((345*1024*1024)) returns 361758720; 3617858720 (memory, for zram) - 361754624 (number of bite with error ) = 4096! Zram create device, with damaged last sector! How to solve it? mkswap --help: .... -c, --check check bad blocks before creating the swap area mkswap -c /dev/zram0 one bad page Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 353272 KiB no label, UUID=bb7a0771-5f00-47b0-9238-723b8cd61b20 Yes, one bad page! (you can see difference in size; - without "-c" option "size = 353276 KiB", with it - succesfully find "one bad page", and size is 4 KB less: size = 353272 KiB .... swapon /dev/zram0 -p 10 and, dmesg: 1546.782347] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1546.782369] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 [ 1546.782500] Buffer I/O error on device zram0, logical block 88319 .... You can see, time(in beginning of "dmesg"): time not when you run "swapon", time = time when "mkswap" check partition"; so, your "swap" is safe and stable! Enjoy!