This should be pushed upstream. It will then get into Ubuntu automatically.
** Changed in: rsync (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to rsync in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989301 Title: large rsync runs stall system perfomance (missing --drop-cache) Status in rsync package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Please build the package with the --drop-cache patch that is available in the tarball, to avoid filling up the io cache with not re-queried copied data. The current behavior pushes the data of other process out of the cache and thus slows them down. http://insights.oetiker.ch/linux/fadvise.html To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/+bug/989301/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
