From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Fri Oct 31 14:47:03 2008
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 818021065680;
	Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:47:03 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl
	[IPv6:2001:4070:101:2::1])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF3CF8FC18;
	Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:46:57 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [IPv6:::1])
	by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m9VEkmXb002592;
	Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:46:48 +0100 (CET)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost)
	by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.2/Submit) with ESMTP id
	m9VEkmvr002589; Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:46:48 +0100 (CET)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:46:48 +0100 (CET)
From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
To: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@kukulies.org>
In-Reply-To: <490B17D2.6010000@kukulies.org>
Message-ID: <20081031154640.P2588@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
References: <490AC650.3000904@kukulies.org>
	<20081031110159.GA30244@icarus.home.lan>
	<gef0dq$l8a$1@ger.gmane.org> <490B17D2.6010000@kukulies.org>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
Cc: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: fastest raw device copy?
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:47:03 -0000

> OK, I understand that 10000000 isn't good, I just thought it wouldn't harm. 
> But if it is a transfer rate killer then I'd better think of typing ^C now. 
> The command is running for 6 hours now.
>
> An idea how I can check the current amount of transfered byed alongside the 
> running dd command? Or watch the current i/o rate?
>

systat
:vmstat