Is it reasonable to make a RAID-1 array with a ram disk and a physical disk to maximize read performance and protect data?
- by Petr Pudlák
In one of the answers on SO (I forgot which one) I've seen a suggestion to make a RAID-1 array composed of a RAM disk and a physical partition. By adding the physical partition with --write-mostly and enabling --write-behind the system should read everything instantly from the RAM disk but still save all data to the physical partition so that the…