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Date:      Mon, 12 Mar 2001 11:24:42 -0800
From:      "David O'Brien" <TrimYourCc@NUXI.com>
To:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: swap-backed md-based /tmp to replace mfs-based one
Message-ID:  <20010312112442.C21123@dragon.nuxi.com>
In-Reply-To: <3AACE763.D2037119@newsguy.com>; from dcs@newsguy.com on Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 12:12:35AM %2B0900
References:  <200103112331.f2BNVxO62037@bunrab.catwhisker.org> <3AACE763.D2037119@newsguy.com>

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On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 12:12:35AM +0900, Daniel C. Sobral wrote:
> A while ago someone suggested a /etc/md.conf and an mdon(1) similar to
> swapon(1).

Putting it in terms of this analogy make this approach sound quite
reasonable.

> This solution is much more flexible than simple /tmp fs on md devices,
> seems more appropriate (and scalable) than poluting rc.conf(5) with a
> host of new options, 

As long as someone that is familiar with all the "cool" and more esoteric
uses of `md' was consulted to ensure the framework is sufficiently
capable.


> and avoids the mount_mdfs criticism leveled by phk
> that md is not an fs (which is true enough).

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, quacks like a duck, ....

-- 
-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
          GNU is Not Unix / Linux Is Not UniX

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