clone 605009 -1 reassign -1 base-installer retitle -1 d-i should use dpkg --force-unsafe-io to optimize installation time severity -1 wishlist thanks
I put severity wishlist but it would still be nice if this could be implemented for squeeze. It should not be a major change. On Fri, 26 Nov 2010, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > 2/ d-i should be modified to use --force-unsafe-io if it detects a dpkg > version >= 1.15.8.6. dpkg has become slower due to the usage of fsync() to ensure data consistency in case of crashes/power failures. In the context of d-i, a crash means restarting the installation so it's not a big deal to not use fsync() and on the opposite, it's rather important that it goes fast... So it would be nice if base-installer could auto-detect whether dpkg >= 1.15.8.6 is used and if yes, then it could add a temporary configuration file in /etc/dpkg.cfg.d/ with "force-unsafe-io" inside. That file should obviously be dropped at the end of the installation. Thanks. -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Follow my Debian News ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.com (English) ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.fr (Français) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20101129133109.gd24...@rivendell.home.ouaza.com
