Messages in this thread | | | From | Måns Rullgård <> | Subject | Re: [OT] inotify hack for locate | Date | Mon, 06 Mar 2006 22:08:28 +0000 |
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Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> writes:
> On Ne 05-03-06 23:30:09, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote: >> Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@kvack.org> writes: >> >> > On Sun, Mar 05, 2006 at 04:43:03PM -0500, Lee Revell wrote: >> >> updatedb runs at nice 20 on most distros, and with the CFQ scheduler the >> >> IO priority follows the nice value, so why does it still kill the >> >> machine? >> > >> > Running updatedb on a laptop when you're sitting in an airplane running >> > off of batteries is Not Nice to the user. I know, I've had it happen far >> > too many times. >> >> Running updatedb only if AC powered shouldn't be too difficult. > > That makes locate useless on some machines. I have sharp zaurus C3000 > here... It is either powered on *or* connected on AC, but very rarely > connected to ac while turned on. Well, its power plug located at weird > place and old software version that prevents charging while turned on > is contributory factor, but...
OK, although that surely must be an exception. Most laptops run happily with AC connected, and the current power source is easily obtained from some file in /proc that I've forgotten the name of.
-- Måns Rullgård mru@inprovide.com
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