Name : buffer
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Version : 1.19
| Vendor : Mandriva
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Release : 8mdv2010.0
| Date : 2009-09-10 17:47:05
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Group : Archiving/Backup
| Source RPM : buffer-1.19-8mdv2010.0.src.rpm
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Size : 0.04 MB
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Packager : Thierry Vignaud < tvignaud_mandriva_com>
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Summary : General purpose buffer program
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Description :
This is a program designed to speed up writing tapes on remote tape drives. After startup it splits itself into two processes. The first process reads (and reblocks) from stdin into a shared memory buffer. The second writes from the shared memory buffer to stdout. Doing it this way means that the writing side effectly sits in a tight write loop and doesn\'t have to wait for input. Similarly for the input side. It is this waiting that slows down other reblocking processes, like dd.
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RPM found in directory: /vol/rzm6/linux-mandriva/official/2010.1/i586/media/contrib/release |