Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 23:49:34 +0100 From: Lars Kristiansen <lars+lister.freebsd@adventuras.no> To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cleaning /tmp on boot Message-ID: <421E59FE.7070105@adventuras.no> In-Reply-To: <44u0o1dhhu.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <a1138db305022404423f7afde4@mail.gmail.com> <61266.213.236.228.129.1109260920.squirrel@mail.adventuras.no> <44u0o1dhhu.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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Lowell Gilbert skrev: >"Lars Kristiansen" <lars+lister.freebsd@adventuras.no> writes: > > > >>>Alternatively, is there something similar to tmpfs from Linux >>>available on FreeBSD? I've heard about mfs but it statically >>>allocates memory from the VM, I'd prefer if allocation was done only >>>as needed on demand. >>> >>> >>Found these: >>http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?41E01905.3040200 >>http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?45044.1105365790 >> >>So swap backed memory disks only swaps to disk when necessary. >> >>Wish that could have been mentioned in the handbook or man-pages. >>Should I try to PR that? Someone more knowledgeable will do it I hope :-) >> >> > >--- src/share/man/man4/md.4.ORIG Thu Feb 24 11:51:37 2005 >+++ src/share/man/man4/md.4 Thu Feb 24 11:51:51 2005 >@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ > This allows for mounting ISO images without the tedious > detour over actual physical media. > .It Cm swap >-Backing store is allocated from swap space. >+Backing store is allocated from virtual memory space. > .El > .Pp > For more information, please see > >Feel free to PR. > > Thank you, done. (or tried to) http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=78041 -- Still dark. Hilsen Lars
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