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Re:Save your disk, write files directly into RAM with /dev/shm by AdieuToLogic on Friday June 27, 2025 @05:34PM (#44400450)
I was wrong in my unconditional assertion that `tmpfs` does not use swap. It can, depending on conditions described here[0].

What I was thinking about is `ramfs`, which does not use/support swap and has other limitations not present in `tmpfs`.

Sorry for confusing the topic.

0 - https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/filesystems/tmpfs.htm...

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