All embedded FreeBSD systems that use flash memory as system disk will be interested in memory disks and memory filesystems. BecauseAs a result of the limited number of writes that can be done to flash memory, the disk and the filesystems on the disk will most likely be mounted read-only. In this environment, filesystems such as <filename>/tmp</filename> and <filename>/var</filename> are mounted as memory filesystems to allow the system to create logs and update counters and temporary files. Memory filesystems are a critical component to a successful solid state FreeBSD implementation.
BecauseAs a result of the limited number of writes that can be done to flash memory, the disk and the filesystems on the disk will most likely be mounted read-only. In this environment, filesystems such as <filename>/tmp</filename> and <filename>/var</filename> are mounted as memory filesystems to allow the system to create logs and update counters and temporary files. Memory filesystems are a critical component to a successful solid state FreeBSD implementation.