On Tue, 28 Nov 2006, MK wrote:
> Hello to everyone
>
> I would like to know your opinion about using soft updates on root
> partition. I read some contradictory opinions on the web so I'm not sure
> what's better. And also whether are soft updates suitable for all other
> partitions such as /var.
>
> Thanks a lot
> MK
My opinion is that if / consists of the usual stuff (/*bin /etc /dev)
that there's no reason for softup, since the partition is not written
to very much, if at all, in normal operation. This is particularly
true if /tmp and /var are separate partitions. Softup is not relevant
(AFAIK) to read operations. /var is a definite candidate for softup,
especially if there's a lot of mail. It all depends where your busy
apps are writing files (including creating and deleting and other
directory operations). Those should get softup'ed. I'm told that
softup is OK for anything, that it is reliable in the OpenBSD sense
of "reliable".
Personally I use softup for everything except "/". But my machine
has quiet disks most of the time.
Dave
--
"Confound these wretched rodents! For every one I fling away,
a dozen more vex me!" -- Doctor Doom
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