Hi Malcolm, Windows 2008 automatically uses all free memory for caching file access based on which files you access most frequently and most recently. If the file in question is permanently used, it should be in the cache already, otherwise you can use a script that reads it sequentially to make sure that it is cached.
I don't think there's a software RAM disk available that you an format in NTFS. There are, however, physical RAM drives for servers available. If you want to map the file into memory (MapViewOfFile API function), you need a 64 bit application. Mapping the file does not cause Windows to read it. You would have access every memory page at least once in order to physically load it. I'll leave the Ubuntu part to someone who's knowledgable in this area. -- Christof _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/0f1409c747c94841a784ab3b1b90a...@fpl5 ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
