Subject: Re: About MFS?
To: Eric Delcamp <e.delcamp@wanadoo.fr>
From: Ruey-Shyang Guo <rsguo@ms25.hinet.net>
List: port-i386
Date: 03/21/1999 00:47:09
Hi,
Is the option '-s' necessary? How large size can I use?
How about using 'swap' instead of '/dev/wd0b'?
Thanks!!

Eric Delcamp wrote:
> 
> Hi !
> 
> Try something like :
> /dev/wd0b       /tmp    mfs     rw,async,-s=4000 0 0
> 
> where -s=4000 setup a /tmp of 4000 block (512-bytes) -> 2 Mb.
> No swap increase. Tune for your use.
> 
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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Ruey-Shyang Guo <rsguo@ms25.hinet.net>
> À : port-i386@netbsd.org <port-i386@netbsd.org>
> Date : samedi 20 mars 1999 10:43
> Objet : About MFS?
> 
> >I have 64mb ram and 128mb swap on my system. I want to usr mfs for /tmp.
> >I only add this line: /dev/my_swap_partition /tmp mfs rw 0 0 to
> >/etc/fstab.(I have already compile it into my kernel.)
> >Does it be ok? Do I have to set the size for mfs? Does the swap's size
> >need to increase for mfs?