Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 06 Sep 2012 05:11:01 -0500, Dale wrote: > >> You need to run free, run the command to clear and then run free again >> so you can see for yourself. If it was just me, I could think I am >> wrong but this was tested by others too with the same results. > I'm not saying your test results are wrong, I'm explaining why I think > they are what they are. Have you tried running free *during* the emerge? > I expect you'll find plenty of cache in use then. > >
The point isn't about using cache DURING the emerge. The point was whether having portages work directory on tmpfs resulted in speed increases. If you have portages work directory on tmpfs, of course it uses ram. That's what tmpfs is. It's taking what might normally be put on the disk and putting it in ram because ram is faster. The point is, cache or not, having portages work directory on tmpfs doesn't result in speed improvements as one would expect. Actual tests gave unexpected results. Tests show that putting portages work directory on tmpfs did not result in speed increases for emerging packages. Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!
