On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:54:22 -0400, Michael Mol wrote: > > It makes sense because the ramdisk is using memory that would > > otherwise be used for compilation and filesystem caches. > > tmpfs isn't implemented as a ramdisk, it's implemented as a thin layer > on top of the filesystem cache.
That's true, but it is still a storage device using RAM. The implementation may be different but it still uses up memory that would otherwise be available to the system. I stand by my comment, semantics aside. -- Neil Bothwick Last yur I kudnt spel modjerater now I are won.
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