Bug#623140: tcpxtract: Excessive sync() when extracting files

2011-04-19 Thread Nico Golde
Hi, * MP [2011-04-19 13:39]: > On 17.4.2011 20:18, Nico Golde wrote: > > * MP [2011-04-17 19:47]: > >> tcpxtract calls sync() after extracting each packet of data to one of the > >> output files. > >> This has as a result of huge harddisk activity even when both source and > >> destination lies

Bug#623140: tcpxtract: Excessive sync() when extracting files

2011-04-19 Thread MP
On 17.4.2011 20:18, Nico Golde wrote: > Hi, > * MP [2011-04-17 19:47]: >> tcpxtract calls sync() after extracting each packet of data to one of the >> output files. >> This has as a result of huge harddisk activity even when both source and >> destination lies in ramdisk (tmpfs) >> >> Once sync(

Bug#623140: tcpxtract: Excessive sync() when extracting files

2011-04-17 Thread Nico Golde
Hi, * MP [2011-04-17 19:47]: > tcpxtract calls sync() after extracting each packet of data to one of the > output files. > This has as a result of huge harddisk activity even when both source and > destination lies in ramdisk (tmpfs) > > Once sync() calls get removed using attached patch, time

Bug#623140: tcpxtract: Excessive sync() when extracting files

2011-04-17 Thread MP
Package: tcpxtract Version: 1.0.1-6 Severity: important Tags: patch tcpxtract calls sync() after extracting each packet of data to one of the output files. This has as a result of huge harddisk activity even when both source and destination lies in ramdisk (tmpfs) Once sync() calls get removed