#18173: Consistently show or hide RAM FS
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Reporter: humdinger | Owner: nobody
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: Unscheduled
Component: File Systems/RAMFS | Version: R1/beta4
Keywords: | Blocked By:
Blocking: | Platform: All
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This is R1/beta4, 64bit.
"RAM FS" is new in beta4. AFAIK - please elaborate if there's more to it -
it's a ram disk that is used by some ported software to eek out
performance by storing temporary files in memory.
I suppose a user could also use "RAM FS" when being aware of its
evanescent quality.
If so, "RAM FS" should fit in consistently with 'normal disks', otherwise
it should be hidden from the user. Current inconsistencies I found:
* It appears in a Tracker drill-down-navigation together with all other
mounted disks, but not on the Desktop (or the Disks window).
* You can't navigate to it in a file dialog.
* It does not appear mounted as "/RAM FS" in Terminal.
* It does not appear mounted as "RAM FS" in Tracker's Mount menu.
* It's not shown in DriveSetup or Installer, but I suppose it wouldn't
make sense there...
* DiskUsage always reports 0 bytes (does it size dynamically, or is it
supposed be fixed sized?)
I suppose, if "RAM FS" isn't intended for end-users, we'd just have to fix
the first item: remove it from Trackers drill-down-navigation.
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Ticket URL: <https://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/18173>
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