Subject | Re: [firebird-support] Re: Keeping database file in OS cache |
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Author | Milan Babuskov |
Post date | 2008-09-30T10:00:36Z |
diwic2 wrote:
idea to keep the database in RAM disk, but declare a shadow file on the
hard disk. So, reads would be quick, and writes would work as usual.
I'm not sure it would work (we didn't test), but maybe it's worth a try.
HTH
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Milan Babuskov
http://www.flamerobin.org
http://www.guacosoft.com
>>> why not keep the database file in a RAM diskAt the Conference, Fikret and I were talking about this, and he had an
>> But for a read-only DB it would be fine, wouldn't it?
>> So, diwic2, is your DB read only?
>
> No; it is updated often and those changes need to go to disk.
idea to keep the database in RAM disk, but declare a shadow file on the
hard disk. So, reads would be quick, and writes would work as usual.
I'm not sure it would work (we didn't test), but maybe it's worth a try.
HTH
--
Milan Babuskov
http://www.flamerobin.org
http://www.guacosoft.com