On 1/7/06, Russell Hanaghan
<hanaghan(a)starband.net> wrote:
       Prerequisites
    * 2.4, 2.5 or 2.6 series kernel with tmpfs turned on (CONFIG_TMPFS)
    * Shared memory file system mounted on /dev/shm. add the following
      to /etc/fstab to get it mounted at boot:
        shmfs       /dev/shm     shm    defaults        0       0
      (Note: you may have to make the /dev/shm directory)
<unsnip>
Is this the actual use of /dev/shm or can it serve dual purpose and be
also set up as tmpfs for fifo's?
 
Yes this is the actual use of /dev/shm.  In many distros you will find
such a line already in the /etc/fstab.  And yes, it can serve dual
purpose.
 Or...
|# mkdir /mnt/ramfs|
[edit /etc/fstab and add the following line]
|none /mnt/ramfs tmpfs defaults 0 0|
Then use --with-default-tmpdir=/mnt/ramfs to the JACK configure line
when you build it. No clients need to be recompiled.
 
This is just an older alternative, not better.
jlc