Introduction
The Linux command ionice is a command line utility that allows users to set the I/O scheduling class and priority of a process. It is used to prioritize I/O operations for processes running on the system. This command is useful for ensuring that certain processes have priority over others when it comes to accessing the disk. It can also be used to reduce the impact of I/O operations on the system as a whole.
Examples
The ionice command is used to set or get the I/O scheduling class and priority of a process or a group of processes. It is used to prioritize I/O operations for processes running on the system.
Syntax:
ionice [options] [command]
Options:
-c, –class
-n, –classdata : Set the scheduling class data for the process.
-p, –pid
-t, –ignore : Ignore the scheduling class and data of the parent process.
Examples:
1. To set the I/O scheduling class and priority of a process with PID 1234:
ionice -c 3 -p 1234
2. To set the I/O scheduling class and priority of all processes belonging to the user ‘john’:
ionice -c 3 -u john
The ionice command is a Linux utility that allows users to set the I/O scheduling class and priority of a process. It is part of the util-linux package and is available on most Linux distributions. The ionice command can be used to set the I/O scheduling class and priority of a process, allowing the user to prioritize I/O operations for a particular process. This can be useful for ensuring that a process does not interfere with other processes that require higher I/O priority.
The syntax for the ionice command is as follows:
ionice [options] [class] [priority] [command]
The options available for the ionice command are as follows:
- -c : Set the I/O scheduling class.
- -n : Set the I/O priority.
- -p : Set the process ID.
The I/O scheduling class can be one of the following:
- idle : Lowest priority.
- best-effort : Default priority.
- realtime : Highest priority.
The I/O priority can be a number between 0 and 7, with 0 being the highest priority and 7 being the lowest priority.
To set the I/O scheduling class and priority of a process, use the following command:
ionice -c [class] -n [priority] -p [process ID]
For example, to set the I/O scheduling class to idle and the priority to 0 for the process with ID 1234, use the following command:
ionice -c idle -n 0 -p 1234
