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596 | 596 | </variablelist> |
597 | 597 | </sect2> |
598 | 598 |
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| 599 | + <sect2 xml:id="sec-expert-partitioner-tmpfs"> |
| 600 | + <title><guimenu>Tmpfs</guimenu></title> |
| 601 | + <para> |
| 602 | + <!-- similar to sec-filesystems-tmpfs--> |
| 603 | + tmpfs is a RAM-based virtual memory file system. It offers very fast file access and supports |
| 604 | + Transparent HugePage Support (THP). The file system is temporary, which means files are not |
| 605 | + stored on the hard disk but the kernel internal cache. When the file system is unmounted, all |
| 606 | + data is discarded. |
| 607 | + </para> |
| 608 | + <para> |
| 609 | + To add a tmpfs file system, click <guimenu>Add Tmpfs…</guimenu>, select the mount point |
| 610 | + and optionally configure custom mount options. |
| 611 | + </para> |
| 612 | + </sect2> |
| 613 | + |
| 614 | + <sect2 xml:id="sec-expert-partitioner-bache"> |
| 615 | + <title><guimenu>Bcache Devices</guimenu></title> |
| 616 | + <para> |
| 617 | + <!-- taken from sec-multitiercache-bcache --> |
| 618 | + &bcache; is a Linux kernel block layer cache. It allows one or more fast disk drives (such as |
| 619 | + SSDs) to act as a cache for one or more slower hard disks. &bcache; supports write-through and |
| 620 | + write-back, and is independent of the file system used. By default it caches random reads and |
| 621 | + writes only, which SSDs excel at. It is suitable for desktops, servers, and high end storage |
| 622 | + arrays as well. |
| 623 | + </para> |
| 624 | + <para> |
| 625 | + To set up &bcache;, select the <guimenu>Backing Device</guimenu> (the slow hard drive), the |
| 626 | + <guimenu>Caching Device</guimenu> (typically a SSD) and the <guimenu>Cache Mode</guimenu>. |
| 627 | + Then click <guimenu>Accept</guimenu> to apply the changes. |
| 628 | + </para> |
| 629 | + <para os="sles"> |
| 630 | + For information about the different cache modes, refer to |
| 631 | + <xref linkend="sec-multitiercache-bcache"/>. |
| 632 | + </para> |
| 633 | + </sect2> |
| 634 | + |
599 | 635 | <sect2 xml:id="sec-expert-partitioner-configure-options"> |
600 | 636 | <title>Advanced options</title> |
601 | 637 | <para> |
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