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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Startup disk has no more space available.
Date: 18 Dec 2014 14:45:08 GMT
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On 2014-12-17, Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> wrote:
>
> Not entirely.
>
> Apple's recent virtual memory schemes leave a lot to be desired.  
> Compression sets aside a large cache for compressed memory, and that 
> large cache means there's less fast RAM for applications.  The cache is 
> a total waste of time for memory that can't be compressed by the pager's 
> algorithm.
>
> Disabling swap in 10.7+ results in massive performance for apps that use 
> lots of memory-mapped file I/O but not a lot of plain allocated memory.  
> It seems to eliminate poor decisions about what purges first.  On the 
> other hand, you're SOL if an app needs a lot of temporary memory and 
> swap is disabled.
>
> Disabling Spotlight for temp files is critical.  Poor old HFS+ can't 
> handle so much use in modern times.
>
> Or run Linux.

Here you go again. You've been trodding out this tired essay over and
over here for the past umpteen years, despite the fact that others
aren't seeing this mysterious problem you keep harping about like a
child with a grudge.  The fact is HFS+ and Mac OS X Yosemite work well
for the majority of use cases and the majority of Mac users. If this
so-called problem you keep mentioning over and over were a widespread
issue for everyone, I'd expect to see others echoing your rants. I'm
STILL not seeing that, and you've been at this a while. Don't you ever
get tired of holding this chip on your shoulder? Time to let it go and
move on.

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