Fstab and relatime/noatime

Shark · 2011-11-19 22:48:02

Hi

I just edit my /etc/fstab file and change my root and home partition to relatime, because my system becomes somehow sluggish and HHD loud after couple of days of uptime. My /etc/fstab:

# 
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
#
# <file system>        <dir>         <type>    <options>          <dump> <pass>

tmpfs		       /tmp	     tmpfs     nodev,nosuid	   0	  0
/dev/sda1 / ext4 defaults,relatime 0 1
/dev/sda2 /home ext4 defaults,relatime 0 1
/dev/sda3 /media/Multi ext4 defaults 0 1
/dev/sda5 swap swap defaults 0 0

What else should i do to boost it in fstab file?

Also, what is your fstab and what do you propose to boost your system in the context of fstab file.

Last edited by Shark (2011-11-19 22:52:59)

graysky · 2011-11-20 00:00:54

That won't do much for you unless you are doing heavy io. See the wiki for additional tweaks.

brebs · 2011-11-20 01:56:34

I've used for ages:

UUID=thats-a-secret / ext4 defaults,noatime,commit=60 1 1

You can most probably use noatime rather than relatime.

Shark · 2011-11-20 09:52:40

brebs wrote:

I've used for ages:
UUID=thats-a-secret / ext4 defaults,noatime,commit=60 1 1
You can most probably use noatime rather than relatime.

Have you use it only for root partition or home and other partitions too?

brebs · 2011-11-20 15:17:07

That's my only partition. I don't subscribe to the "multiple partitions" way of thinking

Shark · 2011-11-20 15:20:50

Hehehe

What do you think? Should i do this for boosting the system with my other partition too?

brebs · 2011-11-20 15:36:10

Sure. Mutt is one of the few apps which still conflicts with noatime.

Shark · 2011-11-20 15:42:58

Thanks. So i will do relatime for my "data/private stuff" partition too. Thanks.

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#1 2011-11-19 22:48:02

Fstab and relatime/noatime

#2 2011-11-20 00:00:54

Re: Fstab and relatime/noatime

#3 2011-11-20 01:56:34

Re: Fstab and relatime/noatime

#4 2011-11-20 09:52:40

Re: Fstab and relatime/noatime

#5 2011-11-20 15:17:07

Re: Fstab and relatime/noatime

#6 2011-11-20 15:20:50

Re: Fstab and relatime/noatime

#7 2011-11-20 15:36:10

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#8 2011-11-20 15:42:58

Re: Fstab and relatime/noatime

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