[iyonix-support] Re: Big RAM discs
- From: "David J. Ruck" <druck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:18:44 +0100
Paul Vigay <lists-nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In article <4ED99682D4%andy-l@xxxxxxxxxx>,
> Andy Wingate <andy-l@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > If you use Memphis you can set the maximum Dynamic Area you wish it to
> > have.
>
> Hmm. I did think about that, but was wondering about the reliability of
> it. I make quite extensive use of a RAM disc (storing !Scrap in it for a
> start) and don't want to introduce any unreliability into an otherwise
> reliable system.
Don't use the RAM disc for !Scrap, there is no reason to. On the Iyonix
RAMFS is actually slower the UDMA hard drive for both reading and writing,
unlike on the Risc PC where memory was many times faster than PIO Mode 4
disc access.
Cheers
---Dave
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