Bug#291445: coreutils: dd: should have option to enable O_DIRECT

2005-01-20 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Thu, 20 Jan 2005, Jim Meyering wrote: > FYI, this feature is available in the latest upstream test release: > ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/coreutils-5.3.0.tar.gz > ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/coreutils-5.3.0.tar.bz2 Neat! I hope it is uploaded to unstable soon, then! -- "One

Bug#291445: coreutils: dd: should have option to enable O_DIRECT

2005-01-20 Thread Jim Meyering
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: coreutils > Version: 5.2.1-2 > Severity: wishlist > > dd should either always use O_DIRECT for reading and writing, or it should > allow one to set it as an option. /dev/raw is deprecated, and many dd uses > really are a prime candi

Bug#291445: coreutils: dd: should have option to enable O_DIRECT

2005-01-20 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Package: coreutils Version: 5.2.1-2 Severity: wishlist dd should either always use O_DIRECT for reading and writing, or it should allow one to set it as an option. /dev/raw is deprecated, and many dd uses really are a prime candidate for O_DIRECT. Examples of stuff that waste a tremendous ammoun