Re: dd conv=nocache

Pádraig Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was thinking it would be useful to add an option to dd to tell it to instruct the OS not to cache the data. I like the idea, even if it works only with very recent Linux kernels. Personally I use dd to move large files like disc images etc. around,

Re: dd conv=nocache

Jim Meyering wrote: Pádraig Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was thinking it would be useful to add an option to dd to tell it to instruct the OS not to cache the data. I like the idea, even if it works only with very recent Linux kernels. It's not that new. It's in since 2.5.60 according

Re: dd conv=nocache

Pádraig Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jim Meyering wrote: Pádraig Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was thinking it would be useful to add an option to dd to tell it to instruct the OS not to cache the data. I like the idea, even if it works only with very recent Linux kernels. It's not

dd conv=nocache

Hi, I was thinking it would be useful to add an option to dd to tell it to instruct the OS not to cache the data. Personally I use dd to move large files like disc images etc. around, and I know I will not need the file cached. A very quick example patch which has only been tested on linux is