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Branko Badrljica wrote: |
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> Alex Alexander wrote: |
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>> most packages build fine with a 768M tmpfs :) |
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>> if you plan on compiling big stuff like gcc you'll need to make it |
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>> larger or unmount it though. |
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> With ext4 useable, is it still practicall to fiddle with thmfs for |
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> building ? |
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> Ext4 can be configured so that it defers writing for significant amounts |
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> of time, which means that it should perform closer to tmpfs performance, |
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> without headaches, associated with it. |
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> Using aggressive settings might increase risk of data loss, but notebook |
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> is by its nature battery backed and so prone to most of the issues... |
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I'm on ext4 with delayed allocation enabled, but I still see GUI |
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lock-ups when emerging without tmpfs (and I do have nice 19 and ionice |
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idle). There are a few lock-ups even with tmpfs, but not as severe as |
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without it. But I do have 6GB RAM. Not sure if 2GB will be enough |
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since if you're running X and have apps open (Firefox, etc), RAM might |
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get pretty tight and tmpfs will swap out to disk. |
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