Bug#982461: apt: Please provide a configuration option for disabling fsync()-s

2021-09-20 Thread David Heidelberg
Hello, I'd like to support Balint here, since for example on mobile phones and tablets, which using eMMC and UFS storages, with limited lifetime it's using eatmydata almost requirement, but not all users are aware of the option. Would be nice to have simple option which could distributions ba

Bug#982461: apt: Please provide a configuration option for disabling fsync()-s

2021-02-10 Thread Balint Reczey
Hi Julian, On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 3:23 PM Julian Andres Klode wrote: > > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 03:10:45PM +0100, Balint Reczey wrote: > > Source: apt > > Version: > > Severity: wishlist > > > > Hi, > > > > I run eatmydata apt ... frequently and it is used widely by others > > when there is n

Bug#982461: apt: Please provide a configuration option for disabling fsync()-s

2021-02-10 Thread Julian Andres Klode
On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 03:10:45PM +0100, Balint Reczey wrote: > Source: apt > Version: > Severity: wishlist > > Hi, > > I run eatmydata apt ... frequently and it is used widely by others > when there is no need to fsync()-s during package installations or > removals, but it is nice to save tim

Bug#982461: apt: Please provide a configuration option for disabling fsync()-s

2021-02-10 Thread Balint Reczey
Source: apt Version: Severity: wishlist Hi, I run eatmydata apt ... frequently and it is used widely by others when there is no need to fsync()-s during package installations or removals, but it is nice to save time and wear off SSDs later. Using fsync() is unlikely to bring any benefit when a s