Re: [OT] inotify hack for locate

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Pavel Machek <[email protected]> writes:

> On Ne 05-03-06 23:30:09, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
>> Benjamin LaHaise <[email protected]> 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
[email protected]

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