Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 16:52:19 +0100 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: jb <jb.1234abcd@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using TMPFS for /tmp and /var/run? Message-ID: <CADLo839j8KX45uLG%2BUY-1T4%2Bf2VcD=%2B_mJcpLrBVV%2BGVBTbrMQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <loom.20120402T173855-977@post.gmane.org> References: <4F746F1E.6090702@mail.zedat.fu-berlin.de> <4F74BCE8.2030802@vangyzen.net> <CACM2%2B-7Ahn6J=CTASe0g48%2BSD2vvLVd_hG3DRZmvO31QszG5Xw@mail.gmail.com> <20120330.151848.41706133.sthaug@nethelp.no> <CADGWnjXj5W_UCHPExNjxHgq3EZHP1GwocnK4kOHLch5y3gNG0A@mail.gmail.com> <4F765682.5040707@gmail.com> <20120401134025.GC76647@in-addr.com> <20120401161504.49003b73@linux-wb36.example.org> <loom.20120401T215036-109@post.gmane.org> <loom.20120402T173855-977@post.gmane.org>
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On 2 Apr 2012 16:47, "jb" <jb.1234abcd@gmail.com> wrote: > > jb <jb.1234abcd <at> gmail.com> writes: > > > ... > > Chuck Burns break19@gmail.com > > 1:01 AM (16 hours ago) > > My experiences with using tmpfs as /tmp > -- > It works fine. until it doesn't. > > I've had mountpoints run out of space, checked df and the mountpoint had been > reduced to something like 2 MiB TOTAL, with nothing free.. on a machine with > 8GiB RAM.. however, rebooting restores the mount to around 2GiB.. but then after > some heavy usage, the mountpoint once again starts shrinking in size. > > I've noticed this behavior in multiple versions of FreeBSD, and switched to > using md instead, with no more issues. > > I'm not willing to use tmpfs until it's proven to be more stable than it was > when I was using it. > > ----------- > > Chuck, > plz check your posting to the list (I received it, which I reposted here). > jb > > This is a known issue with ZFS. Is that your case? Chris
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