linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] use tmpfs for rootfs v2

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Message-ID: <48F7A971.3040500@nortel.com>
Date:	Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:52:01 -0600
From:	"Chris Friesen" <cfriesen@...tel.com>
To:	Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>
CC:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jeffschroeder@...puter.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] use tmpfs for rootfs v2

Bodo Eggert wrote:

> Having tmpfs as the root filesystem allows you to get rid of the now unused 
> ramfs and free some kernel memory. On my system, that's about 5198 bytes 
> compared to having a ramfs root.

If you're not using swap, I assume the memory usage of tmpfs and ramfs 
would be identical?

Chris
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