[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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