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Re: [PATCH] Add timeout utility
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Pádraig Brady |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] Add timeout utility |
Date: |
Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:46:35 +0100 |
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Bo Borgerson wrote:
> Pádraig Brady <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Subject: [PATCH] Add new program: timeout
>
> Great idea for a tool!
Not my idea TBH:
http://mail.linux.ie/pipermail/ilug/2006-November/thread.html#90654
> Have you considered an alternate run-mode where it could operate as a
> filter and timeout on 'inactivity' of the pipeline?
>
> For example:
>
> $ sort -m inputs/* | timeout --inactivity 1m program_prone_to_stalling
>
> Where timeout would open a pipe and dup2 the read end to child's
> STDIN_FILENO before exec'ing.
How would `timeout` determine when
`program_prone_to_stalling` issues read()s ?
cheers,
Pádraig.
Re: [PATCH] Add timeout utility, Pádraig Brady, 2008/04/03