[OpenAFS] memcache or diskcache on ramdisk

[Derek Atkins]

"EC" <wingman@waika9.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Do using memory cache for AFSD 'better' (faster, more stable, etc..) than
> disk cache over RAMDISK or TMPFS ?

Well, you can't use TMPFS.  So your choice is memcache or ramdisk +
ext2/3.  I think most people would say you're better off with the
ramdisk + ext2/3 because the cache manager does better with "disk
space" than it does with "memory space".

> EC. 

-derek

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