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Description
RancherOS Version: (ros os version)
v1.1.3
Where are you running RancherOS? (docker-machine, AWS, GCE, baremetal, etc.)
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In RancherOS fdisk -l reports 16 ram disks (/dev/ram0 ... /dev/ram15), other Linux distributions do not output ramdisk information.
The RAM disk driver is a way to use main system memory as a block device. It is required for initrd, an initial filesystem used if you need to load modules in order to access the root filesystem (see Documentation/initrd.txt). It can also be used for a temporary filesystem for crypto work, since the contents are erased on reboot.
To do list:
- Block RAM disk module (brd, CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM) compiled as 'y', that means it is 'built-in' and can not be unloaded or loaded with different parameters. This render module completely useless because user can not anymore change it size. We should change it back to 'm' (module) to allow users use this module.
- Turn on and off at the right time.