On 07:52 15 Feb 2002, rpjday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | | as i read it (and i'm hoping to be corrected if i'm wrong), | the tmpfs filesystem is just a more convenient version of a | ram disk, with the following properties: | | 1) i can create one at any time just by doing a mount: | | # mount tmpfs <mount-point> -t tmpfs | | 2) a tmpfs sits directly on top of the VM subsystem, and uses | space from RAM and/or swap as it sees fit | | 3) a tmpfs will grow automatically to accommodate added files, and | shrink automatically as files are removed | | 4) (obviously) tmpfs filesystems do not persist across reboots | | 5) red hat 7.2 comes with a tmpfs already registered in /etc/fstab: | | none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 | | but i can always create more if i want. | | given all these properties, it seems that tmpfs is a more | convenient alternative to mucking around with ram disks and the | /dev/ram devices, is that right?
That all sounds right to me. -- Cameron Simpson, DoD#743 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zip.com.au/~cs/ "Shot my dog today." "Was he mad?" "Well, he weren't too damned pleased." - Rick Tilson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
