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Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 00:28:14 -0700
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Subject: Re: use MMapDirectory with tmpfs?
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Excellent!  Thanks for the answer.  In fact we did have to choose between
tmpfs and ramfs, and now I know which one is better for certain.


On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 12:21 AM, Uwe Schindler <uwe@thetaphi.de> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> E.g., the Linux kernel implementation of tmpfs (inspired by Solaris) is to
> work solely on virtual memory - RTFM:
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/tmpfs.txt
> This is the main difference between a stupid old ramfs (aka RAM disk) and
> tmpfs.
>
> Uwe
>
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Reg [mailto:register9527@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 8:27 AM
> > To: java-user@lucene.apache.org
> > Subject: use MMapDirectory with tmpfs?
> >
> > Hi there,
> >
> > If I put Lucene segments on tmpfs and use MMapDirectory to access them,
> > would the kernel be so dumb to load the files from tmpfs to another copy
> of
> > file system cache before map it to the virtual address?  Or it just maps
> tmpfs
> > to the virtual address directly?  I tend to believe it's the later but
> want to
> > confirm with the experts.
>
>
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