Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 09:00:37 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: tsikora@powerusersbbs.com Cc: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: SOFTUPDATES Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9912210857250.5973-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <385EFAEF.5F286795@home.com>
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On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, Ted Sikora wrote: > Is anyone running the SOFTUPDATES option with Stable? I just enabled it > and was wondering if there are any issues I should be aware of > performance wise. Any problems? I enabled it for the /usr > filesystem. Any reason why / is not specifically recommended? One other data point. Softupdates can cause some interesting deadlocks when a disk fills up. Since /tmp is very susceptable to filling, you don't want softupdates set on the /tmp volume either (which is generally /). Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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