On Wed, 05 Sep 2012 07:52:45 -0500, Dale wrote: > >> I might also add, I see no speed improvements in putting portages > >> work directory on tmpfs. I have tested this a few times and the > >> difference in compile times is just not there. > > Probably because with 16GB everything stays cached anyway.
> I cleared the cache between the compiles. This is the command I use: > > echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches But you are still using the RAM as disk cache during the emerge, the data doesn't stay around long enough to need to get written to disk with so much RAM for cache. -- Neil Bothwick "There are no stupid questions, just too many inquisitive idiots."
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