Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 16 Dec 2001 18:24:38 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 16 Dec 2001 18:24:28 -0500 Received: from 217-126-161-163.uc.nombres.ttd.es ([217.126.161.163]:59520 "EHLO DervishD.viadomus.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 16 Dec 2001 18:24:18 -0500 To: raul@viadomus.com, rml@tech9.net Subject: Re: Is /dev/shm needed? Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Message-Id: Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 00:36:04 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ra=FAl?= =?ISO-8859-1?Q?N=FA=F1ez?= de Arenas Coronado Reply-To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ra=FAl?= =?ISO-8859-1?Q?N=FA=F1ez?= de Arenas Coronado X-Mailer: DervishD TWiSTiNG Mailer Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Robert :)) >> if it's a *real* filesystem? I wasn't sure, since it's implemented >> thru the page cache. >Yes, you can mount as many as you like. Ok, then :)))) I'm testing /tmp over tmpfs right now. I don't notice a great improvement in speed. I have plenty of RAM for my box, and I think that, just as you said, when I'm compiling the contents of the /tmp are always cached, no matter if using tmpfs or not. I'll try with higher loads and more processes trying to fill up /tmp ;)) >See Documentation/filesystems/tmpfs.txt for more information. I'm afraid my 2.4.16 doesn't come with that file :((( My fault, probably, although I don't remember touching the docs :??? Thanks a lot for your help :) Ra?l - 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/