From owner-freebsd-arch Sun Dec 2 13:40:37 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (storm.FreeBSD.org.uk [194.242.139.170]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C40B37B421; Sun, 2 Dec 2001 13:40:31 -0800 (PST) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.11.6/8.11.6) with UUCP id fB2LeU404389; Sun, 2 Dec 2001 21:40:30 GMT (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Received: from grondar.za (mark@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by grimreaper.grondar.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fB2LIp039410; Sun, 2 Dec 2001 21:18:51 GMT (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Message-Id: <200112022118.fB2LIp039410@grimreaper.grondar.org> To: "Brian F. Feldman" Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Enabling Softupdates in default install on -CURRENT References: <200112022050.fB2Kou800339@green.bikeshed.org> In-Reply-To: <200112022050.fB2Kou800339@green.bikeshed.org> ; from "Brian F. Feldman" "Sun, 02 Dec 2001 15:50:56 EST." Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2001 21:18:51 +0000 From: Mark Murray Sender: owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > I personally set up a 100MB FFS/SoftUpdates /tmp partition for every > computer I install FreeBSD on. I like separating the root fs from the fs > for /tmp, plus it means that I don't lose performance by the non-SoftUpdates > root fs since /tmp isn't on it. The only reason I have for making it a real > partition instead of an mdfs is that I like the space to be preallocated > regardless of swap. Me, I null-mount /usr/tmp onto /tmp. Works a charm :-) (Of course, /usr is mounted with SU.) M -- o Mark Murray \_ FreeBSD Services Limited O.\_ Warning: this .sig is umop ap!sdn To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message