Re: compressed tmpfs

[Jörn Engel]

On Mon, 10 November 2003 13:49:16 +0100, Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
> 
> I was looking for something like tmpfs, but with additional feature - 
> that all the files in that file system would be compressed.
> 
> I think it could be nice for one's RAM, especially in embedded 
> devices/diskless stations, at a little expense of efficiency.
> 
> Is there such a feature in 2.4 kernel yet, and, if not, where should I 
> look for it?
> 
> There is e2compr module on http://sourceforge.net/projects/e2compr/, but 
> I'm not sure if it can be easily applied to 2.4.22 kernel (seems like 
> it's for 2.4.17 kernels only).

Jffs2 on a ramdisk comes close to what you want.  For something
better, you have to code it up yourself.

Jörn

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