Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 14:04:54 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: dave phinney <dave.phinney@insinc.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Memory disk /tmp without swap backing Message-ID: <15284.51670.298496.761673@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <19898753@toto.iv>
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dave phinney <dave.phinney@insinc.com> types: > Hello, > > I'd building a system with a smallish flash drive and no swap (but plenty > of RAM), and would like to create a memory-based /tmp using md(4) or > whatever. Is this possible without swap or a file to back/initialize it? Yes. > I've checked the docs and mailing lists and haven't been able to turn up > much. There's mention of loading via module at boot, but this looks like > it needs a file. I have no idea what gives you that idea. My md man page doesn't mention swap or a file at all. On second thought, I'll modify the above answer to "Yes, providing you're running a recent release of FreeBSD." <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Q: How do you make the gods laugh? A: Tell them your plans. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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