Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sat, 26 May 2012 22:08:48 +0200, Jarry wrote: > >> I suppose default size for tmpfs is half of physical memory, >> if it is not configured somewhere else. > > It is, but that is the default maximum size, a tmpfs filesystem uses > only as much memory as its contents require. > >> BTW, is there any way to turn this great feature off? >> What is it good for? I do not see any advantage in having >> /run on tmpfs... > > It makes sure that /run is available and writeable early in the boot > process, whereas /var/run may not be and / may be mounted ro. > >
Mine wouldn't be since I have /var on a separate partition. I guess the devs are getting ready for the ultimate screwup udev and friends is putting in place. Oh well. This is life. I just hope it never goes bonkers and tries to use half my ram. lol If it did that while compiling LOo, that could be interesting. :/ Thanks for the info from all the replies. . Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words! Miss the compile output? Hint: EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--quiet-build=n"
