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On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:54:22 -0400, Michael Mol wrote: |
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> > It makes sense because the ramdisk is using memory that would |
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> > otherwise be used for compilation and filesystem caches. |
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> tmpfs isn't implemented as a ramdisk, it's implemented as a thin layer |
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> on top of the filesystem cache. |
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That's true, but it is still a storage device using RAM. The |
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implementation may be different but it still uses up memory that would |
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otherwise be available to the system. I stand by my comment, semantics |
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aside. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Last yur I kudnt spel modjerater now I are won. |
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