Anton Aylward wrote:
Per Jessen said the following on 06/13/2011 08:08 AM:
But if they are holding session-specific data then WHY? Why not keep it in mapped/paged memory?
More wild guessing - because it needs survive a crash?
Possibly. In some cases. But not all, surely?
I think the only/main reasons for keeping something in a file is to make the contents persistent and/or to reduce memory usage.
If it is a per session cache for the application and needs retrieval, then its a candidate for fast storage, isn't it?
Perhaps - but it's already cached by the filesystem buffers.
Which gets back to my original question ... And of course the general cure to Linux performance issues: throw more memory at it!
Sadly there is a lower limit with laptops and netbooks than with desktops and servers.
Right, and ssd storage is cheaper than RAM sticks. Mind you, I bought two new Toshiba laptops about a month ago. 3Gb memory. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (20.0°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org