[mdlug] Suggestions for flash-drive Linux?

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: Aaron Kulkis

> >  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReadyBoost
> 
> As described on the Wikipedia page, exactly how does
> slower memory which costs more $$$/GB benefit the user?

 The idea is that, in theory, at least some flash drives have better
*random* I/O characteristics than hard drives. And this random performance
is critical to the performance of page caches, which are not generally
very large. So in some circumstances, allegedly, using a flash drive for
the page cache can be faster than using a hard drive.

 Mind you, I'm not convinced the benefits are any better than marginal, and
by far the better solution is "add more RAM". But I can see - in some *very*
specific situations - it being a win. Such situations are so rare I can't
imagine why they bothered, but... oh, wait, we're talking Windows here.
Swapping is essentially inevitable in a Windows system no matter how much
RAM you add.

 Sincerely,

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