Re: mysql on tmpfs

2006-04-10 Thread Werner Puschitz
Atle Veka wrote: Anyone have any experience to share about running mysql on a linux tmpfs (using memory)? tmpfs is swappable. I would use ramfs which is not swappable. For us it's worked out pretty well and is normally operating lightning fast compared to an identical SCSI based system. Howev

Re: mysql on tmpfs

2006-04-08 Thread Atle Veka
That would be pretty dangerous if I ever needed to say rebuild a table and run out of memory. Atle - Flying Crocodile Inc, Unix Systems Administrator On Sat, 8 Apr 2006, Gabriel PREDA wrote: > If there is plenty of free memory... > Can't you completly disable SWAP ? > -- > Gabriel PREDA > S

Re: mysql on tmpfs

2006-04-08 Thread Gabriel PREDA
If there is plenty of free memory... Can't you completly disable SWAP ? -- Gabriel PREDA Senior Web Developer On 4/7/06, Atle Veka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > However, even though > there is plenty of free memory linux makes weird decisions from time to > time, temporarily killing performan