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Subject: [Qemu-devel] big hidden file
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hi=20
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 i use suse 9.2, qemu 0.62 and kqemu.=20
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 in the documentation of kqemu we can read=20
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 "When using KQEMU, QEMU will create a big hidden file containing the RAM o=
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the virtual machine. For best performance, it is important that this file i=
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kept in RAM and not on the hard disk. QEMU uses the `/dev/shm' directory to=
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create this file because tmpfs is usually mounted on it (check with the she=
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command df). Otherwise `/tmp' is used as fallback. You can use the=20
QEMU_TMPDIR shell variable to set a new directory for the QEMU RAM file."=20
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 linux:/home/collinm/Documents/qemu/qemu # df=20
 Sys. de fich.        1K-blocs       Occup=E9 Disponible Capacit=E9 Mont=E9=
 sur=20
 /dev/sda5             12586488    141504  12444984   2% /=20
 tmpfs                   253944      6484    247460   3% /dev/shm=20
 /dev/sda1                31077      5854     23619  20% /boot=20
 /dev/sdc5             35542652   4087660  31454992  12% /home=20
 /dev/sdb6              8393656    452956   7940700   6% /opt=20
 /dev/sda7              2007996     33468   1974528   2% /tmp=20
 /dev/sdb5             26217176   1985736  24231440   8% /usr=20
 /dev/sda6              3148568    472076   2676492  15% /var=20
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 how to keep this file in ram?