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On Wednesday 08 July 2009 14:51:04 Frank Peters wrote: |
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> If the tmpfs mount becomes filled or exceeds the file limit, since it is |
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> essentially just another disk partition shouldn't it produce a "No more |
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> space left on device" error? |
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No, it isn't a disk partition. It's a file system in RAM, with no reference |
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to the disk at all, which is why it's so much faster than file systems on |
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disk. |
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> Or is the system designed to extend the tmpfs through swapping? |
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Sort of. If the tmpfs becomes full, part of it that isn't needed at the |
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moment is swapped to disk, exactly as if it had been program space. |
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Rgds |
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Peter |
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