In the context of tmpfs, is mount option size=100% permitted in RHEL 8?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Is it considered sensible to use size=100% as a mount option for tmpfs?
$ sudo mount -t tmpfs -o size=100% tmps /[mount point]
  • Is the mount option size with the value 100% supported?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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