Bug#512588: ITP: libeatmydata -- LD_PRELOAD library that disables fsync() and friends
Compared to common workloads, seeky disks are very slow today, so could anyone please add libeatmydata to Squeeze? Thanks, Kirill -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100427141446.ga6...@tugrik.mns.mnsspb.ru
Bug#512588: ITP: libeatmydata -- LD_PRELOAD library that disables fsync() and friends
Hello, On ketvirtadienis 22 Sausis 2009 02:21:04 Monty Taylor wrote: > Package: wnpp > Owner: "Monty Taylor " > Severity: wishlist > > * Package name: libeatmydata > Version : 1.0.7 > Upstream Author : Stewart Smith > * URL : http://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/ > * License : GPLv3 > Programming Lang: C > Description : LD_PRELOAD library that disables fsync() and friends > > libeatmydata is a small LD_PRELOAD library designed to (transparently) > disable fsync (and friends, like open(O_SYNC)). This has two > side-effects: making software that writes data safely to disk a lot > quicker and making this software no longer crash safe. > > DO NOT use libeatmydata on software where you care about what it stores. > It's called libEAT-MY-DATA for a reason. Are you still interested in packaging this (1,5 years have passed since your initial IPT without any action). I would like to take it over. -- Modestas Vainius signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Bug#512588: ITP: libeatmydata -- LD_PRELOAD library that disables fsync() and friends
owner 512588 ! thanks Hello, On trečiadienis 04 Rugpjūtis 2010 19:46:08 Monty Taylor wrote: > On 07/10/2010 06:10 AM, Modestas Vainius wrote: > > Hello, > > > > On ketvirtadienis 22 Sausis 2009 02:21:04 Monty Taylor wrote: > >> Package: wnpp > >> Owner: "Monty Taylor " > >> Severity: wishlist > >> > >> * Package name: libeatmydata > >> > >> Version : 1.0.7 > >> Upstream Author : Stewart Smith > >> > >> * URL : http://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/ > >> * License : GPLv3 > >> > >> Programming Lang: C > >> Description : LD_PRELOAD library that disables fsync() and friends > >> > >> libeatmydata is a small LD_PRELOAD library designed to (transparently) > >> disable fsync (and friends, like open(O_SYNC)). This has two > >> side-effects: making software that writes data safely to disk a lot > >> quicker and making this software no longer crash safe. > >> > >> DO NOT use libeatmydata on software where you care about what it stores. > >> It's called libEAT-MY-DATA for a reason. > > > > Are you still interested in packaging this (1,5 years have passed since > > your initial IPT without any action). I would like to take it over. > > Please be my guest! Thanks. -- Modestas Vainius signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Bug#512588: ITP: libeatmydata -- LD_PRELOAD library that disables fsync() and friends
Package: wnpp Owner: "Monty Taylor " Severity: wishlist * Package name: libeatmydata Version : 1.0.7 Upstream Author : Stewart Smith * URL : http://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/ * License : GPLv3 Programming Lang: C Description : LD_PRELOAD library that disables fsync() and friends libeatmydata is a small LD_PRELOAD library designed to (transparently) disable fsync (and friends, like open(O_SYNC)). This has two side-effects: making software that writes data safely to disk a lot quicker and making this software no longer crash safe. DO NOT use libeatmydata on software where you care about what it stores. It's called libEAT-MY-DATA for a reason. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
