[debian-edu-commits] r80545 - in branches/wheezy/debian-edu-config: debian share/ltsp/plugins/ltsp-build-client/Debian-custom

[pere at alioth.debian.org]

Author: pere
Date: 2013-06-12 12:00:01 +0000 (Wed, 12 Jun 2013)
New Revision: 80545

Modified:
   branches/wheezy/debian-edu-config/debian/changelog
   branches/wheezy/debian-edu-config/share/ltsp/plugins/ltsp-build-client/Debian-custom/032-edu-pkgs
Log:
Replicate how d-i is operating, and add code in LTSP setup script
032-edu-pkgs to run dpkg with the force-unsafe-io flag when creating
the LTSP chroot, to try to speed up the process.

Modified: branches/wheezy/debian-edu-config/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- branches/wheezy/debian-edu-config/debian/changelog	2013-06-12 11:06:39 UTC (rev 80544)
+++ branches/wheezy/debian-edu-config/debian/changelog	2013-06-12 12:00:01 UTC (rev 80545)
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+debian-edu-config (1.707~svn80498) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  [ Petter Reinholdtsen ]
+  * Replicate how d-i is operating, and add code in LTSP setup script
+    032-edu-pkgs to run dpkg with the force-unsafe-io flag when creating
+    the LTSP chroot, to try to speed up the process.
+
+ -- Petter Reinholdtsen <pere at debian.org>  Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:58:40 +0200
+
 debian-edu-config (1.707~svn80497) wheezy-test; urgency=low
 
   * Add postinst code to purge the leftover passwords from the debconf

Modified: branches/wheezy/debian-edu-config/share/ltsp/plugins/ltsp-build-client/Debian-custom/032-edu-pkgs
===================================================================
--- branches/wheezy/debian-edu-config/share/ltsp/plugins/ltsp-build-client/Debian-custom/032-edu-pkgs	2013-06-12 11:06:39 UTC (rev 80544)
+++ branches/wheezy/debian-edu-config/share/ltsp/plugins/ltsp-build-client/Debian-custom/032-edu-pkgs	2013-06-12 12:00:01 UTC (rev 80545)
@@ -414,8 +414,16 @@
             # download packages twice.
             chroot_mount /var/cache/apt/archives /var/cache/apt/archives --bind
         fi
+
+        # Try to speed up installation by dropping some fsync() calls
+        # in dpkg.  This is the same d-i is doing on first time
+        # installations.
+        cat > $ROOT/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/force-unsafe-io <<EOF
+force-unsafe-io
+EOF
         ;;
     finalization)
+        rm $ROOT/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/force-unsafe-io
         # Run this in finalizatoin and not in after-install to make
         # sure boot system modifications are done after the ones done
         # in LTSP by default.