[Gllug] performance boost for linux
Joel Bernstein
joel at fysh.org
Wed Feb 11 13:22:00 UTC 2009
On 11 Feb 2009, at 13:15, Lucy Peters wrote:
> I understand that there are programs using flash memory and free RAM
> as an extra layer of performance-boosting cache for Windows xp and
> vista . Are there any equivalent open source projects that can boost
> linux performance ?
Linux will already use free RAM as cache/buffers. As for using a SSD
as cache, easiest way is probably to use it as a swap device. Is that
what you meant?
Otherwise can you be more specific as to the kind of performance-
increasing product you want?
/joel
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