Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:21:00 -0800 From: Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: putting "/tmp" to memory Message-ID: <20110123202100.GD27690@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <f560a52a86b6384486641e9844f039d3@mediamonks.com> References: <12db3210cd2.-2509072410058136592.-3952788888916668261@zoho.com> <f560a52a86b6384486641e9844f039d3@mediamonks.com>
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On Sun 23 Jan 2011 at 11:13:23 PST Terrence Koeman wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- >> questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of kellyremo >> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 14:47 >> To: FreeBSD >> Subject: putting "/tmp" to memory >> Importance: High >> >> >> "to memory" means: mounting a ~2 GByte filesystem [ tmpfs?, or ramfs? >> ], and put the "/tmp" on it. [ e.g.: 4 GByte ram in the pc ]. what to >> write in the "/etc/fstab"? >> >> I would like to collect the [ answers too:P ]: >> >> Advantages: >> - Memory is way faster then HDD/SSD, so it could speed things up >> - "SSD amortization" is less >> >> Disadvantages: >> - Security? [ how to set this up to be secure? any clear howtos/links >> regarding it? :O ] >> >> Really thank you for any good help... >> > >In rc.conf: > >tmpmfs="YES" >tmpsize="2G" >tmpmfs_flags="-S" > >That'll do it :) For other tmpmfs_flags, man mdmfs(8). My rc.conf, for example, has: tmpmfs_flags="-m 0 -o async, noatime -S -p 1777"
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