On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 17:01:34 -0500, Darin Strait wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I'm running kernel 2.6.2 and I'm experimenting with tmpfs. > > I added the following to my fstab: > > tmpfs /tmp tmpfs size=50m,mode=1777 0 0 > > > I then rebooted, just to be sure. > > kiyone:/etc# mount > /dev/hda1 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro) > proc on /proc type proc (rw) > devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) > /dev/hda3 on /home type ext3 (rw) > tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,size=100m,mode=1777) > tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw) > sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw) > usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw) > > kiyone:/etc# df -h > Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on > /dev/hda1 1.9G 1.6G 242M 87% / > /dev/hda3 108G 88G 15G 86% /home > tmpfs 100M 608K 100M 1% /tmp > tmpfs 157M 0 157M 0% /dev/shm > > > Now, I'd noticed the tmpfs filesystem at /dev/shm before. I naively assumed > that it would evaporate once I modified fstab. Not so. > > So, why do I have two tmpfs file systems? > > Which one should my system be using, and how do I get rid of the other one? >
Both are OK. You can have more than one tmpfs mount. tmpfs maps the mounted filesystems into VM. For an intro, take a look at : http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-fs3.html -- ....................paul It is important to realize that any lock can be picked with a big enough hammer. -- Sun System & Network Admin manual -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
