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authoryar <yar@FreeBSD.org>2005-09-08 09:22:21 +0000
committeryar <yar@FreeBSD.org>2005-09-08 09:22:21 +0000
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Reflect a recent change in /etc/rc.subr that made ``-M''
appear in tmpmfs and varmfs default flags explicitly. Explain why -M is good for these file systems (it maximizes performance and makes the system more stable at low memory conditions by reducing the chance of thrashing.) Bump .Dd accordingly. MFC after: 3 days
Diffstat (limited to 'share')
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/rc.conf.514
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
index 4a32866..8dc7d7f 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd August 18, 2005
+.Dd September 8, 2005
.Dt RC.CONF 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -237,10 +237,12 @@ utility when the memory file system for
.Pa /tmp
is created.
The default is
-.Dq Li -S ,
+.Dq Li -S -M ,
which inhibits the use of softupdates on
.Pa /tmp
-to waste as little space as possible.
+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.
See
.Xr mdmfs 8
for other options you can use in
@@ -267,10 +269,12 @@ utility when the memory file system for
.Pa /var
is created.
The default is
-.Dq Li -S ,
+.Dq Li -S -M ,
which inhibits the use of softupdates on
.Pa /var
-to waste as little space as possible.
+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.
See
.Xr mdmfs 8
for other options you can use in
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