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| author | yar <yar@FreeBSD.org> | 2007-03-06 13:13:53 +0000 |
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| committer | yar <yar@FreeBSD.org> | 2007-03-06 13:13:53 +0000 |
| commit | 5cd725cb4725f9e24c2e6f9870ab393476cf5cd9 (patch) | |
| tree | 6957f2edee40f1c97fd0582ec95f4b3a42b56db5 /share | |
| parent | 378d044a372f6fc82a2aa7d1a71e4f574c1d8160 (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-src-5cd725cb4725f9e24c2e6f9870ab393476cf5cd9.zip FreeBSD-src-5cd725cb4725f9e24c2e6f9870ab393476cf5cd9.tar.gz | |
As suggested more than once in the lists, drop -M from flags to mfs
for /tmp and /var. This makes the memory discs swap-backed instead
of malloc-backed. A swap-backed memory disc should not be worse
than a malloc-backed one in any scenario because it will start
touching swap only when needed. OTOH, a malloc-backed disc can
starve limited kernel resources and evenually crash the system.
Reflect the change in the rc.conf(5) manpage. Also stop telling
lies there about softupdates: it does not waste disc space, it
just can delay its freeing.
Suggested by: many
PR: kern/87255
MFC after: 1 week
Diffstat (limited to 'share')
| -rw-r--r-- | share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 | 16 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 index 2c64b4e..53b3dcf 100644 --- a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 +++ b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd February 9, 2007 +.Dd March 6, 2007 .Dt RC.CONF 5 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -244,12 +244,11 @@ utility when the memory file system for .Pa /tmp is created. The default is -.Dq Li "-S -M" , +.Dq Li "-S" , which inhibits the use of softupdates on .Pa /tmp -to waste as little space as possible -and creates a pure memory backed disk, which will never be swapped out, -for maximum performance and system stability at low memory conditions. +so that file system space is freed without delay +after file truncation or deletion. See .Xr mdmfs 8 for other options you can use in @@ -276,12 +275,11 @@ utility when the memory file system for .Pa /var is created. The default is -.Dq Li "-S -M" , +.Dq Li "-S" , which inhibits the use of softupdates on .Pa /var -to waste as little space as possible -and creates a pure memory backed disk, which will never be swapped out, -for maximum performance and system stability at low memory conditions. +so that file system space is freed without delay +after file truncation or deletion. See .Xr mdmfs 8 for other options you can use in |
