On Wed, 05 Sep 2012 18:30:24 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > man mount explains it all, but the option you want is size, which > > defaults to 50%. I use 80% which is what gives the somewhat odd size > > of 13GB. This is based on physical RAM, but tmpfs will use swap if > > there is not enough memory. > > swap destroys your performance and interactivity so throughly - that is > something you really want to avoid.
Absolutely, but it beats the hell out of an OOM. I prefer to have a system with plenty of swap and using none of it. -- Neil Bothwick The quickest way to a man's heart is through his sternum.
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