Tag: tmpfs

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tmpfs is a common name for a temporary file storage facility on many Unix-like operating systems. It is intended to appear as a mounted file system, but one which uses virtual memory instead of a persistent storage device.

From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMPFS

 

Revisiting Faster PHP Sessions

"Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability." - Edsger W. Dijkstra. As our experience grows, we learn from past mistakes and discover what's truely important in reliable systems. When designing systems, simplicity is an often heard mantra, but it isn't getting applied nearly as much as spoken off. I'm guilty of this too. I think it's mainly because engineers love to, well, engineer : ) and will naturally try to outsmart problems by throwing more tech at it.

Create turbocharged storage using tmpfs

Everyone knows that RAM is so much faster than a hard disk. To illustrate, while a current SATA disk has peak transfer rates of 375 MB/s, current RAM can do a mind blowing 12,500 MB/s! Normally only the system itself makes use of this ultra fast storage, but we can also access this space directly. And that opens a great window of opportunity.