Is there a memory block device?

I know that tmpfs is a memmory filesystem. Is there a possibility to create also a memory block device? Is there a possibility to create for example a 1 GB memory block device (from the RAM)? -- E-Mail sent with anti-spam site TrashMail.net! Free disposable email addresses: http://www.trashma

Is there a "blackhole" /dev/null directory?

Hello Linux Kernel Hackers, /dev/null is often very useful, specially if programs force to save data in some file. But some programs like to creates different temporary file names, so /dev/null could no more work. What is with a "/dev/null"-directory? I mean a "blackhole pseudo directory"

Re: Help debugging filesystem activity?

Guillaume Chazarain schrieb: On Feb 11, 2008 2:17 PM, rzryyvzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: $ cat /proc/fs/vfs/reading_files $ cat /proc/fs/vfs/writing_files You can try: # echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/block_dump # dmesg Thanks, it works. This option rocks. I did not know a

Help debugging filesystem activity?

My hard disk on my server is all the time readding and writing some files (I can see it with dstat). However I would like to know which files exactly are readden or written all the time. I know that each filesystem activity goes by the VFS (virtual filesystem). Is it possible to see all current

Re: What is the limit size of tmpfs /dev/shm ?

Tomasz Chmielewski schrieb: Hello Kernel Users, is there a size limit for tmpfs for the /dev/shm filesystem? Normally its default size is set to 2 GB. Is it possible to create a 2 TB (Terrabyte) filesystem with tmpfs? Or is there a maximum size defined in the linux kernel? Depends on your ar