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- From: Ulrich Kuehn <kuehn@GOEDEL.UNI-MUENSTER.DE>
- Subject: Re: Cache buffers for MiNT
- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 1994 10:00:26 +0200
-
- Hello!
-
- |>> Most unixes use the currently not used memory as a cache for the
- |>> file systems. So, I would like it very much if MiNT would have something
- |>> similar, as it would increase the disk performance dramatically.
- |>
- |>Hmm, I assume the usual configuration of a MiNT machine is 4 MB. If
- |>you only run one compiler, you can be happy if you can execute 'ls'.
- |>
- Well, I am not quite sure about this point. Anyway, if it is not too
- much code to implement, it is certainly worth it, as usually not all
- the time a compiler is running. :)
-
- |>I think it's worth implementing it, if we have any sort of virtual
- |>memory. But until then its more effort than real use. Remember the
- |>momory fragmentation problem.
- |>
- There will be no fragmentation problem, as the memory management can
- request the buffers as it needs it, so if it wants to defragment it,
- let it do it.
-
- Regards,
- Ulrich
-