Re: Speed parameter for 'dd' command

2009-12-18 Thread Pádraig Brady
On 18/12/09 14:11, sdrb wrote: You mean - have I tried to use ionice with IDLE class? Yes, I tried ionice with IDLE parameter, but if I have to run more than one "dd" simultaneously - even if I use IDLE class - I have not any influence on this how the IDLE class will share I/O resources into thos

Re: Speed parameter for 'dd' command

2009-12-18 Thread sdrb
Pádraig Brady pisze: On 17/12/09 12:20, sdrb wrote: Hello, I'd like to ask if it would be possible to add new parameter to "dd" command. I was thinking about "speed" parameter. Sometimes it is needed to use "dd" with very large amount of data and the whole process can cause quite high load aver

Re: Speed parameter for 'dd' command

2009-12-17 Thread Pádraig Brady
On 17/12/09 12:20, sdrb wrote: Hello, I'd like to ask if it would be possible to add new parameter to "dd" command. I was thinking about "speed" parameter. Sometimes it is needed to use "dd" with very large amount of data and the whole process can cause quite high load average for long time. May