> > Tmpfs memory can be swapped out, so is this even a hypothetical > > problem? > > Maybe it isn't on Linux. I wasn't aware tmpfs could be swapped out. > > That still leaves the question of just which features we want to require > from our non-Linux kernels for basic operation, I guess.
Yes, I don't know what problems would arise in non-Linux Debians. Both the Hurd and FreeBSD do have "memory" filesystems (tmpfs and mfs, respectively), but know more about this I do not. > Sounds to me like this will play havoc with idempotence of init > scripts; anyway, why would "mount /run and clean it" be anything > less than an atomic operation from the viewpoint of other init > scripts? If /run is on the root filesystem then it is mounted long before it can be cleaned (after S10checkroot.sh). If /run is a separate filesystem then, yes, it can be cleaned immediately after it is mounted (after S35mountall.sh). -- Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]