[ale] Fast NFS

[Stephan Uphoff]

On Sun, 2004-09-12 at 16:54, Mike Panetta wrote:
> I would just say he is misguided and needs to stop compiling
> code on an embedded system.  Thats what cross compilers
> are for.

Yes ... but some build processes are cross compiler
unfriendly.

Maybe he just wants to compile a few cross compile 
unfriendly software packages.


>   Also embedded systems should (ideally) have all the
> ram they need without falling back to swap.  If he is swaping
> (with a 'normal' load) he needs more ram.  Most (I would say
> around 90%, but do not quote me on that one, its just from
> personal experience) of all embedded linux systems do not
> have swap.  If the system was properly profiled it should not
> need it anyway and in most cases there is no way to add it
> without resorting to using some slower media (like NFS) which
> would horribly cripple the system anyway.  My answer would be
> stop being cheap and put more ram on the system.

I don't think the task of his embedded system will be to compile
gcc ;-) 

> 
> Mike
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephan Uphoff <ups at tree.com>
> Sent: Sep 12, 2004 3:25 PM
> To: bob at verysecurelinux.com, Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: Re: [ale] Fast NFS
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> However it looks like he is lucky and just needs to tune his VM.
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