From d4bf0c7db7943c20f32636798e223e649d758934 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ruben ten Hove <git@rhtenhove.nl>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 11:27:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add suggestion for using a ramdisk in docker

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 README.md | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f09d9163..bbe16bc0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1009,6 +1009,14 @@ tasks, fuzzing may put a strain on your hardware and on the OS. In particular:
     $ iostat -d 3 -x -k [...optional disk ID...]
 ```
 
+    Using the `AFL_TMPDIR` environment variable and a RAM-disk you can have the
+    heavy writing done in RAM to prevent the aforementioned wear and tear. For
+    example the following line will run a Docker container with all this preset:
+    
+    ```shell
+    # docker run -ti --mount type=tmpfs,destination=/ramdisk -e AFL_TMPDIR=/ramdisk aflplusplus/aflplusplus
+    ```
+
 ## Known limitations & areas for improvement
 
 Here are some of the most important caveats for AFL: