Bug#669726: release-notes: Please document tmpfs filesystem changes for wheezy
Hi,
On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 01:17:14PM +0100, Roger Leigh wrote:
> Package: release-notes
> Severity: normal
> Tags: patch
> - the maximum size of /tmp may (depending upon your specific system)
> be smaller than before. If you find that there is insufficient
> free space, it is possible to increase the size limits; see
> tmpfs(5).
On my current sid system, I do not have tmpfs(5). Is this something you
will be offering as a part of some package which is normally on system.
(I have fstab(5) but that is not much useful for learning how to set
fstab to change tmpfs size. fstab(5) combined with mount(8) gives me
better insight but it is not clear enough for common user.)
What people needs to know here are:
* You can set tmpfs sise via /etc/fstab as described in fstab(5) and mount(8)
* tmpfs size can exceed available physical DRAM size as long as there
are enough swap space on disk (including SSD).
> - applications which create excessively large files in /tmp may cause
> /tmp to run out of free space. Such applications should not be
> using /tmp, and require fixing. Please consider filing a bug report
> against the application in question if you experience such an
> occurrence.
Isn't it better to indicate what is the best practice for fix?
* making program to honor $TMPDIR while admin set it via libpam-tmpdir
* use /var/tmp hoping it has enough space.
(Please note I have no opinion on above ... if there are better solution
for the problem, plese describe it.)
Osamu
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