On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 23:30 +0100, Mark wrote: > > One of the speeding up while not on boot but in operation can be preload > > which I have uploaded to bugzilla already and needs a sponsor. > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333491 > > > > > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/preload > > > > I'll quote from their page. > > > > "preload is an adaptive readahead daemon. It monitors applications that > > users run, and by analyzing this data, predicts what applications users > > might run, and fetches those binaries and their dependencies into memory > > for faster startup times." > > > > Cheers, > > > > Marc > > Hi, > > is that "preload" also caching the files that it puts in its list? > if that's the case than this program would be a wonderful program to > have in fedora. > > Assuming the program is doing the following: you just work on your > computer and that daemon is registering all files that you access. the > most used files(?) are getting cached at next boot right? > Yes thats how it works. It is all automated with the config files under /etc The biggest benefit is that it updates itself. It saves the list every 3600 seconds. Download the SRPM and give it a go to get a better idea. Cheers, Marc -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
