Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 10 Nov 2003 14:19:11 +0100 | From | Jörn Engel <> | Subject | Re: compressed tmpfs |
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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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