[ltp] how to silence the hard drive

[Michael Gaber]

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Am 06.07.2009 12:25, schrieb Martin Schuster (IFKL IT OS DSM CD):
> Volker Krueger wrote:
>> [...]
>> Now, i discovered the following possible entries for /etc/fstab:
>>
>> tmpfs /var/log tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=3D1777 0 0
>> tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=3D1777 0 0
>> tmpfs /var/tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=3D1777 0 0
>>
>> this generates a ram-disk for each mounted tmpfs, i.e., all temporary
>> stuff goes into the laptop's memory so that the HD is not woken up any=
more.
>>
> /tmp in RAM is a good idea (at least if you have enough RAM :)

but beware: i used tmpfs for compiling jobs (/var/tmp/portage in gentoo) =

and noticed that you can produce a nice memory hole with that if you=20
unmount a filled tmpfs without removing the stuff in it before.

Regards Michael

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