[mythtv-users] ramfs for mysql

Dan Wilga mythtv-users2 at dwilga-linux1.amherst.edu
Wed Dec 21 19:56:10 UTC 2011


On 12/21/11 2:04 PM, Josu Lazkano wrote:
> Hello all. I am having some playback problems on LiveTV
> (mythpreviewgen). I try to change the recordings file system (XFS,
> EXT3, EXT4...), but I got little stops.
>
> I read about to move the mysql files to ramfs, I have 3GB of memory
> (2x2GB, 1GB for nvidia card).
>
> Before start to break my system I want to know if this will help to
> the playback problems. I have problem on program guide change watching
> LiveTV.
>
> Anyone using ramfs for mysql? Any recomendation?
>    
IMHO, if you have RAM to spare, it makes more sense to throw it at MySQL 
directly by tuning the parameters in mysql.conf. Using ramfs or tmpfs, 
you have to worry about data loss during an unexpected reboot, unless 
you also do MySQL replication to non-volatile storage.

-- 
Dan Wilga                                                        "Ook."



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