Re: Cache buffers for MiNT

[Juergen Lock <nox@jelal.north.de>]

In article <m0qQek3-000OE7C@nasim.cube.net> you write:
>In article <9407201013.AA22393@math.uni-muenster.de> you wrote:
>
>> Most unixes use the currently not used memory as a cache for the
>> file systems. So, I would like it very much if MiNT would have something
>> similar, as it would increase the disk performance dramatically.
>
>> [...]
>
>> Any opinions?
>
>Hmm, I assume the usual configuration of a MiNT machine is 4 MB. If
>you only run one compiler, you can be happy if you can execute 'ls'.
>
>I think it's worth implementing it, if we have any sort of virtual
>memory. But until then its more effort than real use. Remember the
>momory fragmentation problem.

 well.  if you do it right thats not a problem, disk buffers can
be written back or moved around in memory...  but if you implement it
i would do virtual memory and real paging/swapping at the same time
or the two might later end up standing in each others ways very easily. :)
>
>Bye,
>Knarf
 just thinking...
	Juergen