[Tfug] Small-ish (capacity + size) disk alternatives

[Bexley Hall]

Hi,

On 1/29/2013 4:24 PM, TR wrote:
> Something like this will map ram to a filesystem.  Put it in an init
> scripts.
>
> <snip>
>
>      if [ -e /dev/shm/.mounted ]; then
>        echo "/dev/shm is already mounted, nothing to do"
>      else
>        rm -f /dev/shm
>        mkdir /dev/shm
>        mount -t tmpfs shmfs -o size=16384M /dev/shm
>        touch /dev/shm/.mounted
> </snip>

Yes, but that assumes you've got (e.g., 30G) of RAM lying around  :>

The whole point of the disk drive is as "slow (inexpensive)
memory" in places where *fast* (expensive) memory is not
necessary!

(It's also a win in that it allows for reducing capabilities
in the processor, etc. -- i.e., so you don't need DIRECT ACCESS
to all that memory)