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> I only wish there was a way to open an http-fetched SQLite database from memory so I don't have to write it to disk first. Ramfs?
by fctorial 7y ago
> I only wish there was a way to open an http-fetched SQLite database from memory so I don't have to write it to disk first.
Ramfs?
- dredmorbius 7y agotmpfs is the better-behaved option should you run out of resources, see: https://www.jamescoyle.net/knowledge/951-the-difference-between-a-tmpfs-and-ramfs-ram-disk https://www.jamescoyle.net/knowledge/951-the-difference-betw... I'm still remembering old-school ramdisks under Linux which were finite in both number and size, both to quite small extents. I think there were 8 (or 12 or 16?) total ramdisks available, of only 2-4 MB each, configurable with LILO boot options. That's now ... mostly taking up valuable storage in my own brain for no useful effect.
- fctorial 7y agoIt looks like a good intro, thanks. I wasn't aware of these technologies, but I knew it was possible to build an FS in RAM. So I just put these two keywords together.
- dredmorbius 7y agoFWIW, I learned a few things researching my answer. (A prime validation for answering questions, BTW.) My first read was that the old-school ramfs / ramdisk limitations still held. I can't actually even find documentation on them, though I'm pretty sure I'm not dreaming this. Circa 2.0 kernal IIRC, possibly earlier. OK, some traces remain, see: https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bootdisk-HOWTO/x1143.html https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bootdisk-HOWTO/x1143.html Note that this is OBSOLETE information.