On Wed, 2005-07-20 at 14:16 +0200, Bastiaan Naber wrote: [...] > I have a 15 GB file which I want to place in memory via tmpfs. I want to do > this because I need to have this data accessible with a very low seek time.
Apart fromn the 32-vs-64bit thing: Isn't it enough (and simpler and more flexible) to mmap(2) that file and mlock(2) it afterwards? Bernd -- Firmix Software GmbH http://www.firmix.at/ mobil: +43 664 4416156 fax: +43 1 7890849-55 Embedded Linux Development and Services - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/