* Re: [gentoo-user] How can I control size of /run (tmpfs)?
@ 2012-05-26 21:20 99% ` Michael Mol
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From: Michael Mol @ 2012-05-26 21:20 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 9:02 PM, Michael Hampicke <gentoo-user@hadt.biz> wrote:
[snip]
> As Michael Mol already said, tmpfs for the run dir is not a bad thing,
> it, it does not eat all your ram :)
> I however have a different question: Why do we need a new /run when we
> already have /var/run. There's no mention of /run in the FHS either.
> I only see udev stuff under /run - So it's another crazy udev thing? :)
Neil had the best response to that, IMO:
"It makes sure that /run is available and writeable early in the boot
process, whereas /var/run may not be and / may be mounted ro."
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