Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 22:55:07 +0200 From: Willem Jan Withagen <wjw@digiware.nl> To: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com>, ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question on Amavis and ramdisk Message-ID: <cc4988e8-3266-2cf9-221b-46fb84d3aa58@digiware.nl> In-Reply-To: <20170821144021.79d11c43@gumby.homeunix.com> References: <0f8b812d-8db5-ab56-89fd-2fccbffc4e1f@digiware.nl> <20170821144021.79d11c43@gumby.homeunix.com>
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On 21-8-2017 15:40, RW via freebsd-ports wrote: > On Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:47:43 +0200 > Willem Jan Withagen wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> In the amavis rc.d file is noted: >> "========================================================" >> "WARNING: using ramdisk is reported to be unstable and" >> "thus it is highly recommended to be turned off." >> "========================================================" >> >> And this warning seems there since 2012.... > > > > Actually it came in with revision 228889 in 2009. The script at > that point didn't allow for tmpfs and only checks for an existing md > device before creating a malloc md device (i.e. in unswapable wired > kernel memory). IIRC there used to be a warning about this kind of md > device being able to cause crashes. Ah, oke, That I can remember too. But I think that is no longer the case. Perhaps now with the new rc.d stuff tmpfs is more appropriate. --WjW
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