Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 19:34:43 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: tsikora@powerusersbbs.com, FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: SOFTUPDATES Message-ID: <19991221193443.B2749@yedi.iaf.nl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9912210857250.5973-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>; from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu on Tue, Dec 21, 1999 at 09:00:37AM -0800 References: <385EFAEF.5F286795@home.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.9912210857250.5973-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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On Tue, Dec 21, 1999 at 09:00:37AM -0800, Doug White wrote:
> 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 /).
Make that: 'which is generally, but really should not be, / '
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