https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9560
Summary: drop-cache option Product: rsync Version: 3.0.9 Platform: All OS/Version: All Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P5 Component: core AssignedTo: way...@samba.org ReportedBy: colund...@gmail.com QAContact: rsync...@samba.org Hello, Please integrate --drop-cache option in your upstream. It should allow to avoid filling up the io cache with the copied data. The current behavior pushes the cached data of other process out of the memory and slows down the system as the ram gets filled up. For exemple, I use rsync without this patch, rsync use 7GB of ram and when it's finished, cache ram is always used. When I use rsync with this patch, rsync use 7GB of ram but when it's finished, cache ram is removed and avoid an unnecessary swap. Thanks. Website of the patch : http://insights.oetiker.ch/linux/fadvise/ Patch file : http://tobi.oetiker.ch/patches/rsync-3.0.9-2-fadvise.patch -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.samba.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the QA contact for the bug. -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html