Re: some /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/ scripts don't background, hogging the whole line
On Sun, 2004-01-18 at 22:02, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Can you believe some /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/ script writers won't background
> their jobs, hogging the whole line until their script is thru?
That is something that could be improved upon by running scripts
in parallel.
> True, often things like in /etc/init.d need to be done in sequence,
> but imagine if every /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/ had to hog the whole line, not
> letting other unrelated jobs also share the unused precious bandwidth
> left... we wouldn't be able to hang up the phone for quite a costly
> while.
>
> There ought to be a policy about this. Or maybe the "run-parts
> --parallel" idea needs to be done.
A parallelizing run-parts is the right way to implement this.
I can send you my latest experimental package to play with if you
want. Just ask.
--
Thomas Hood <jdthood@yahoo.co.uk>
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