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The case for the /usr merge

The case for the /usr merge

Posted Jan 27, 2012 21:42 UTC (Fri) by AndreE (subscriber, #60148)
In reply to: The case for the /usr merge by kju
Parent article: The case for the /usr merge

Booting the ramdisk MIGHT be slower ( but I'd bet you'd have a hard time noticing). Running programs from the ramdisk would certainly be faster

So what arbitrary measure should we use to benchmark our system rescue? The main point remains that "performance of loading binaries" is hardly a prime concern for system rescue situations.


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The case for the /usr merge

Posted Jan 27, 2012 22:06 UTC (Fri) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]

> Booting the ramdisk MIGHT be slower ( but I'd bet you'd have a hard time noticing). Running programs from the ramdisk would certainly be faster

as long as you have enough ram to both hold the ramdisk _and_ the working set for all your applications.

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