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Duncan wrote: |
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> Consider pointing PORTAGE_TMPDIR at a tmpfs. |
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> The idea is based on the fact that everything portage does in its tmpdir |
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> (/var/tmp by default) is temporary, erased as soon as it's done emerging |
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> that package. Since tmpfs uses swap backed memory, worst-case, it has to |
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> write to swap -- that is, to disk, which is where it would otherwise be |
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> writing ALL the temporary files. With memory access so much faster than |
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> disk access, every file that's erased before it hits disk saves time, and |
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> it can make a BIG difference in emerge times. |
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Duncan, you talk about tmpfs and I'm suddenly interested in trying this |
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out. My question is, how much space do you allocate for the tmpfs? I |
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know it'll fall back to swap if I'm out of space there, but what works |
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well for you? I have (currently) 1GB RAM on this system, but I'm |
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getting ready to order more to get me to 4GB. |
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Mark Haney |
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Sr. Systems Administrator |
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