[arch-general] Is preload really working ??

[Christoph Rissner]

>> You mean that wikientry?
>> http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Speed-up_Firefox_using_tmpfs
>>
>
> I did this to test how well tmpfs works for me:
>
> mv .mozilla /dev/shm/moz
> ln -s /dev/shm/moz .mozilla
>
> There was some difference, but not too much as expected.

 From what I understand this is to keep the disk from spinning up, I use 
(a modified version) of this on my laptop.

Christoph