Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 15:16:31 -0400 From: Mike Jeays <mj001@rogers.com> To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Fwd: Re: Unusual Question Message-ID: <ec00a0f6-21ca-7c40-a62b-7df60ed8071e@rogers.com> In-Reply-To: <156b5695-1cbf-c5fa-be49-ff52da58ba0f@rogers.com>
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On 17-07-10 01:38 PM, Polytropon wrote: > On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:36:19 +0200, Matthias Apitz wrote: >> The OP should just compile an own version of dd(1) which punches lets say >> every thousand blocks the current block number to see how far (or better >> how less) it will walk through before the kernel halts/crashes. > To extend this idea: > > I'd add a few continuous diagnostic messages (comparable to > the ^T status display), so when the SSH connection finally > drops, it's possible to see how far the dd process went. :-) > > > dd can be made to report its status by sending the kill command USR1. See man dd. You could send one every minute via cron.home | help
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