2 articles tagged "ionice command"

Comparison: Linux Disk Scheduler

I’ve already written about changing the I/O scheduler for hard disk under Linux and avoiding sudden outburst of disk I/O using ionice utility. Google has sponsored Gelato@UNSW to take a close look at the disk schedulers in Linux, particularly when combined with RAID. They have now published their findings.
How To Avoid Sudden Outburst Of Backup Shell Script / Program Disk I/O
Describes how to deal with high disk I/O generating scripts or programs using ionice and CFQ scheduling class under Linux.