Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263553AbTKJNTY (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Nov 2003 08:19:24 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263556AbTKJNTX (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Nov 2003 08:19:23 -0500 Received: from mail.fh-wedel.de ([213.39.232.194]:30440 "EHLO mail.fh-wedel.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263553AbTKJNTW (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Nov 2003 08:19:22 -0500 Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 14:19:11 +0100 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?J=F6rn?= Engel To: Tomasz Chmielewski Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: compressed tmpfs Message-ID: <20031110131911.GA12099@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de> References: <3FAF894C.4040806@interia.pl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <3FAF894C.4040806@interia.pl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1052 Lines: 28 On Mon, 10 November 2003 13:49:16 +0100, Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > > I was looking for something like tmpfs, but with additional feature - > that all the files in that file system would be compressed. > > I think it could be nice for one's RAM, especially in embedded > devices/diskless stations, at a little expense of efficiency. > > Is there such a feature in 2.4 kernel yet, and, if not, where should I > look for it? > > There is e2compr module on http://sourceforge.net/projects/e2compr/, but > I'm not sure if it can be easily applied to 2.4.22 kernel (seems like > it's for 2.4.17 kernels only). Jffs2 on a ramdisk comes close to what you want. For something better, you have to code it up yourself. J?rn -- Time? What's that? Time is only worth what you do with it. -- Theo de Raadt - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/