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tmpfs on /tmp default in Debiantmpfs on /tmp default in DebianPosted Jun 1, 2012 15:11 UTC (Fri) by ballombe (subscriber, #9523)In reply to: tmpfs on /tmp default in Debian by rleigh Parent article: Temporary files: RAM or disk?
The problem is that there is a lot of applications use /tmp to store temporary data they expect will not fit in memory and in a lot of case this is more efficient than swapping (e.g. because they do a big contiguous write, then maybe one hour latter they do a big contiguous read).
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tmpfs on /tmp default in Debian Posted Jun 1, 2012 20:24 UTC (Fri) by wahern (subscriber, #37304) [Link]
Indeed. tmpfs provides a crutch for stupid applications, but makes it difficult (if not impossible, there being no standard alternative to /tmp semantics) for smart applications to manage data intelligently.
It's one thing to cater to stupid applications, its another to erect barriers to good design.
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