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Subject: Re: mfs and buildworlds on the SunFire x4600
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Oliver Fromme wrote:
[...]
> I don't think it makes much sense to benchmark mfs.
> It is a known fact that a real tmpfs (like Solaris and
> Linux have) would be better.  I think it's even listed
> on the FreeBSD ideas web page, but nobody is actively
> working on it, AFAIK.  On the other hand, I'm not 100%
> convinced that it would be worth the effort either.

I think Howard Su is working on tmpfs (see freebsd-arch@ 2007-04-22 with 
subject "move audit/priviliage check into VFS" or freebsd-fs@ 2007-04-17 
with subject "handle special file type in tmpfs")

Miroslav Lachman