diff --git a/pages/common/ionice.md b/pages/common/ionice.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0886354e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/common/ionice.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# ionice + +> Get or set program I/O scheduling class and priority. +> Scheduling classes: 1 (realtime), 2 (best-effort), 3 (idle). +> Priority levels: 0 (the highest) - 7 (the lowest). + +- Set I/O scheduling class of a running process + +`ionice -c {{scheduling_class}} -p {{pid}}` + +- Run a command with custom I/O scheduling class and priority + +`ionice -c {{scheduling_class}} -n {{priority}} {{command}}` + +- Print the I/O scheduling class and priority of a running process + +`ionice -p {{pid}}`