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Subject: Re: is TMPFS still highly experimental?
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> Hi,
>
> Is TMPFS still considered highly experimental? I notice a warning
> saying this was added in 2007:
>
> fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_vfsops.c:        printf("WARNING: TMPFS is considered
> to be a highly experimental "
>
> Since it's very old, I wonder if it still applies. After 4 years and
> 54 commits, can someone tell if the maturity of this file system has
> improved significantly?
> _______________________________________________
>
We went through this discussion a few months back, and as best as I can 
remember there were still some serious issues found.