Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Preload Drastically Boosts Linux Performance

Posted by kdawson on from the getting-in-line-early dept.

Nemilar writes "Preload is a Linux daemon that stores commonly-used libraries and binaries in memory to speed up access times, similar to the Windows Vista SuperFetch function. This article examines Preload and gives some insight into how much performance is gained for its total resource cost, and discusses basic installation and configuration to get you started."

2 of 144 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Security Implications? by Skapare · · Score: 5, Funny

    The normal ramdisk vulnerabilities.

    You mean like losing the data after a few hours of no power?

    --
    now we need to go OSS in diesel cars
  2. Re:What, what? by EvilIdler · · Score: 5, Funny

    And what do you call the first time it works properly and reliably? Fantasy.