RW <rwmaillists <at> googlemail.com> writes: > > On Sun, 26 May 2013 12:36:42 +0000 (UTC) > jb wrote: > > > But, swapping is also a symptom, not a problem. > > It is never a good idea to let it get to that point. > > No, there are thing that are better on disk than in memory. The most > common example is tmpfs. It's much better that files left on tmpfs can > sent to disk rather tying up physical memory indefinitely.
Yup, tmpfs - in virtual memory. That's an unfortunate excuse. But before its content are swapped out, the critical system like a server will be destabilized and show lame performance. The tmp-on-tmpfs has so many disadvantages that it is difficult to count and follow all of them. jb _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
