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Re: [BackupPC-users] Tmpfs advantageous for BackupPC?

2010-02-02 11:32:13
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Tmpfs advantageous for BackupPC?
From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:30:47 -0600
On 2/2/2010 9:52 AM, Sorin Srbu wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Would I have anything to gain, with respect to BackupPC, if I would mount
> /tmp to a ramdrive with tmpfs?
>

No, you are better off letting as much RAM as possible be used for 
generic filesystem caching.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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