[mythtv-users] /var/lib/mysql/mythconverg/pidcache.*

[Duncan Brown]

John and Holly Klug wrote:
> The files pidcache.MYI and pidcache.MID are constantly being updated on 
> my system.  Could they be placed in a memory file system?  Seems like it 
> must be keeping the hard drive busy for no reason at all.
>
> Should I just save copies of the files, and create them in memory and 
> link to them during boot?  Obviously I don't want the schedule of what 
> to record to wind up in an in memory file system, but if this is just 
> EDID stuff being read from my TV card, why waste the energy writing to disk?
>
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If you have mysql configured properly, it is very likely those files are 
already cached in ram.

Do a search on mysql optimizing + mythtv

Dunc