linux-kernel - Re: [ANN] Squashfs tools 4.3 released

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Date:	Wed, 14 May 2014 11:58:32 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Phillip Lougher <phillip@...gher.demon.co.uk>
Cc:	Linux FS Devel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [ANN] Squashfs tools 4.3 released

Hi Phillip,

On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 3:35 AM, Phillip Lougher
<phillip@...gher.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> I'm pleased to announce the release of Squashfs tools 4.3.

Thanks a lot!

> 8. The file being compressed/uncompressed in Mksquashfs/Unsquashfs is now
>    displayed if CTRL-\ (SIGQUIT from keyboard) typed.
>
> 9. The status of the internal queues/caches in Mksquashfs/Unsquashfs is
>    now displayed if CTRL-\ (SIGQUIT from keyboard) is typed twice within
>    one second.  Normally only useful for "power users", but it can be
>    used to discover if there's any bottlenecks affecting performance
>    (the bottleneck will normally be the compressors/fragment compressors).

Sorry for being a bit later, but I'm wondering if it would be better to use
SIGUSR1 (cfr. dd(1)), instead of modifying the behavior for a standard
signal like SIGQUIT?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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