Re: noexec on /dev/shm

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On 12/23/2010 01:52 PM, Lennart Poettering wrote:
> On Mon, 20.12.10 13:07, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano (nando@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
>> I raise this issue because "The API for /dev/shm is shm_open()"
>> statement above means to me that in the future there will be no file api
>> access to a ram mounted filesystem in Fedora (I understand that this is
>> my own conclusion, but I can't see any other given the wording of the
>> statement above). Before someone implements that idea, please consider
>> the needs of a filesystem in ram for such uses as those mentioned in
>> this thread (and that is supported by the Fedora distribution by
>> default). Just in case...
> This too appears to be a good usecase for XDG_RUNTIME_DIR btw.

If I understand correctly this would only be available for logged in 
users only. If /var/run is going to be a tmpfs in fc15+ (if I understand 
correctly another message you posted in this thread) then that would 
appear to be a better option to my eyes (the main Jack developers might 
have other opinions/ideas, I'll try to keep them posted).

-- Fernando

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