Information processing apparatus and information processing method

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a RAM;
• a non-volatile memory storing setting information in which a compression method of a RAM disk is set;
• and
• circuitry configured to:
• create, in the RAM, the RAM disk mounted with the compression method according to the setting information;
• request writing and reading of data from an application;
• write the data into the RAM disk in a compression method corresponding to the data, in response to a writing request of the data from the application, the writing request designating the compression method corresponding to the data;
• determine whether the compression method designated for the data matches the compression method mounted on the RAM disk;
• and
• remount the RAM disk with the compression method designated for the data in response to a determination that the compression method designated for the data does not match the compression method of the RAM disk.

A method for setting a RAM disk, the method comprising:

• acquiring setting information in which a compression method is set for each of a plurality of RAM disks, the setting information including a plurality of compression methods;
• securing an area for one of the plurality of RAM disks;
• formatting the area for the one of the plurality of RAM disks;
• mounting the compression method in the area for the one of the plurality of RAM disks according to the setting information;
• and
• performing the securing, the formatting, and the mounting for a number of the plurality of RAM disk.