Serge <sergem...@gmail.com> writes: > Suggestion > ========== > Do not mount /tmp as tmpfs by default. Instead... > Debian already allows custom partitioning during the system install. For > example it's possible to mount /tmp on a separate partition. The suggestion > is to extend partitioner with a new option "Configure tmpfs partitions". > That option should allow to mount anything as tmpfs (not just /tmp, but > also /var/run, /media, /opt or whatever the user might want). It would be > nice to have the `size` option there as well.
You still haven't said what the new default should be. I think having / and /tmp share the same file system is a bad idea, because then writing lots of stuff to /tmp would potentially fill up the root file system (that typically also includes /var) and then cause a lot of breakage. However, if I put /tmp in a separate (on-disk) file system, I have to decide how much disk space to I want to permanently allocate for temporary data, in addition to the disk space permanently allocated for swapping. I think separating these two types of storage really doesn't serve any purpose, and it'd be much better to just allocate one partition for swapping and temporary files and have the space assigned dynamically where its needed. Which is exactly what tmpfs allows me to do. Best, -Nikolaus -- »Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a Banana.« PGP fingerprint: 5B93 61F8 4EA2 E279 ABF6 02CF A9AD B7F8 AE4E 425C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87d35s2wb6....@inspiron.ap.columbia.edu