>>>>> "Benno" == Benno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Benno> On Wed Feb 09, 2005 at 11:36:13 +1100, Steve Kowalik wrote: >> On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 11:12:11 +1100, David uttered >>> I guess this is the point of the question. Is there a way of >>> prioritising so that the effect of tar running is minimised. >>> >> Sure. Start tar and then renice the process to 20 (it will only run >> when nothing else wants to), man renice for more information. Benno> But nice only effects the CPU usage, and doesn't do anything Benno> with the amount of buffer cache being thrashed, or the memory Benno> bus being killed by disk transfers or the increased seek times Benno> for any other applications, etc, etc, etc. This is the kind of thing that the CFQ I/O scheduler was designed for --- fair access to the disc. -- Dr Peter Chubb http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au peterc AT gelato.unsw.edu.au The technical we do immediately, the political takes *forever* -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
