[linux-audio-user] Getting jackd to use tmpfs?

[Tommi Sakari Uimonen]

> have any effect -- my jackd continues to do everything in /tmp.  Is it
> also necessary to recompile jackd to get it to use that new tmpfs

Yes. ./configure --with-default-tmpdir=PATH

> filesystem?  In the same part of the JACK FAQ, there's a bit about
> creating a similar mount point at /mnt/ramfs for JACK to use for FIFOs;
> it doing so requires the setting of a compile-time option.  Is this
> just a muddy description of what to do that should be condensed a bit,
> and my problem is that I do need to recompile jackd?  Or am I missing
> something else here?

Just recompile and remember to mount PATH as tmpfs. I use
/mnt/ramfs.

Tommi Uimonen