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--- Begin Message ---Package: findutils Version: 4.2.28-1etch1 Tags: patch When the findutils cron job runs updatedb, my machine become almost unresponsive. One way to avoid this is by using the ionice tool available from the util-linux package (at least in version 2.13.1-3). It will make sure the IO bandwidth is not completely consumed by updatedb. Here is a patch to the cron job. I assume it is a good idea to depend on a new enough util-linux version as well. With this patch in place, the machine is usable and no slowdown is experienced while updatedb is running. I select nice mode 'idle', to make sure it only run when there is no other IO, and this do not block "real" work. --- /tmp/find.orig 2008-03-29 18:40:25.000000000 +0100 +++ /etc/cron.daily/find 2008-03-29 18:38:54.000000000 +0100 @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fi if getent passwd $LOCALUSER > /dev/null ; then - cd / && nice -n ${NICE:-10} updatedb 2>/dev/null + cd / && nice -n ${NICE:-10} ionice -c3 updatedb 2>/dev/null else echo "User $LOCALUSER does not exist." exit 1 Happy hacking, -- Petter Reinholdtsen
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--- Begin Message ---Version: 4.2.31-2 On 2008-03-29 Petter Reinholdtsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: findutils > Version: 4.2.28-1etch1 > Tags: patch > When the findutils cron job runs updatedb, my machine become almost > unresponsive. One way to avoid this is by using the ionice tool > available from the util-linux package (at least in version 2.13.1-3). [...] findutils in lenny and sid uses ionice if it is installed. findutils (4.2.31-2) unstable; urgency=low + Set cronjob IO scheduling to idle. (Thanks, Alberto Marmodoro) (Closes: #448398) closing. cu andreas -- `What a good friend you are to him, Dr. Maturin. His other friends are so grateful to you.' `I sew his ears on from time to time, sure'
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