* Re: [gentoo-user] How can I control size of /run (tmpfs)?
@ 2012-05-26 20:40 99% ` Neil Bothwick
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From: Neil Bothwick @ 2012-05-26 20:40 UTC (permalink / raw
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On Sat, 26 May 2012 22:08:48 +0200, Jarry wrote:
> I suppose default size for tmpfs is half of physical memory,
> if it is not configured somewhere else.
It is, but that is the default maximum size, a tmpfs filesystem uses
only as much memory as its contents require.
> BTW, is there any way to turn this great feature off?
> What is it good for? I do not see any advantage in having
> /run on tmpfs...
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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Neil Bothwick
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