On 2005-08-01 20:50, Dmitry Morozovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Mon, 1 Aug 2005, Jo?o Carlos Mendes Luis wrote: >>>> can anyone please point me why mdconfig method for tmpmfs is >>>> malloc-backed instead of swap-backed, and it is hardcoded into >>>> rc.subr? >>>> Are swap-backed file systems so inefficient? If no, why not move -M to >>>> /etc/defaultc/rc.conf so admin can override this behaviour? >>> >>> Diskless systems may not have swap - the default is required as is. >>> Don't know about beeing hardcoded. >> >> It is hardcoded at /etc/rc.subr: >> >> # Provide a function for normalizing the mounting of memory >> # filesystems. This should allow the rest of the code here to remain >> # as close as possible between 5-current and 4-stable. >> # $1 = size >> # $2 = mount point >> # $3 = (optional) extra mdmfs flags >> mount_md() { >> if [ -n "$3" ]; then >> flags="$3" >> fi >> /sbin/mdmfs $flags -s $1 -M md $2 >> } >> >> I would prefer it to be configurable, too. > > I did contacted keramida@ yesterday, and he seems to be happy with my > proposed patch. So, just wait for it to be committed.
Yes, I like the change. I'm not an src-committer, so it is just an informed opinion by someone who eats shell scripts for breakfast, so feel free to ask the [EMAIL PROTECTED] guys too :-) - Giorgos _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"