From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 12 12:38:13 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9107216A4CE for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 12:38:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from malasada.lava.net (malasada.lava.net [64.65.64.17]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9013143D1F for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 12:38:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cliftonr@lava.net) Received: by malasada.lava.net (Postfix, from userid 102) id ED73E15438E; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 10:36:39 -1000 (HST) Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 10:36:38 -1000 From: Clifton Royston To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20031212103638.B3647@tikitechnologies.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org References: <20031212200046.0E6A016A4D8@hub.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <20031212200046.0E6A016A4D8@hub.freebsd.org>; 12:00:46PM -0800 Subject: Re: Default mfs/md fs on /tmp (Was: adding more ram X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 20:38:13 -0000 On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 12:00:46PM -0800, freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org wrote: > Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 17:30:32 -0500 > From: Andrew J Caines > > Charles Swiger opined: > > By the time Solaris transitioned from 2.6 to 2.7 (aka Solaris 7), > > having /tmp be memory-based was the default system configuration, and I > > would like to see FreeBSD pursue the same course. > > Seconded. > > I've been using mfs for /tmp since way back (3.x? 2.x?) and on 5.x (which > is configured the same way, but implimented differently) in recent times > and have found it to be nothing but useful and stable, speeding up > numerous things while never obviously significantly impacting overall > performance. I agree with the idea. The late lamented BSD/OS also did this on the default install, from version 1.1 or thereabouts, and it worked very well for typical use. I think it would work well for the typical new FreeBSD user. -- Clifton -- Clifton Royston -- cliftonr@tikitechnologies.com Tiki Technologies Lead Programmer/Software Architect Did you ever fly a kite in bed? Did you ever walk with ten cats on your head? Did you ever milk this kind of cow? Well we can do it. We know how. If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good. -- Dr. Seuss