From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Oct 18 19:05:29 2020 Received: (at 44053) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Oct 2020 23:05:29 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39334 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kUHk1-0001ZQ-Hm for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 18 Oct 2020 19:05:29 -0400 Received: from mail-40141.protonmail.ch ([185.70.40.141]:28648) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kUHjy-0001ZC-W4 for 44053@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 18 Oct 2020 19:05:28 -0400 Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 23:05:10 +0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=protonmail.com; s=protonmail; t=1603062320; bh=NBffpbsu1l1qROCFvViBKCQyH7ZKm47CQ/8YUHWpvBw=; h=Date:To:From:Reply-To:Subject:From; b=Iz2M130LZlNFBHWgLS83LQZT7y5Q8JuTIeMu2/27/9RHO5TVFMDtb9XOdGm8Hbr8V TIbcH2fnUVXzwQAgYass8vu5X3oSGrJ4tckcbnDmQaKquTgbTdPksS8yvFComngvF+ OoFJbRK96iMyhavDPdkHl50CV1acbQjowABgeSfU= To: "44053@debbugs.gnu.org" <44053@debbugs.gnu.org> From: Luis Felipe Subject: Poor profile generation performance on spinning disks Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.2 required=10.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,FREEMAIL_FROM shortcircuit=no autolearn=disabled version=3.4.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on mailout.protonmail.ch X-Spam-Score: 2.7 (++) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "debbugs.gnu.org", has NOT identified this incoming email as spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details. Content preview: I've never used SDDs, so I've been experiencing this since I installed Guix (~5 years ago). And yes, building the profile seems to be the more resource intensive operation. I usually can't do anything [...] Content analysis details: (2.7 points, 10.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -0.0 RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2 RBL: Average reputation (+2) [185.70.40.141 listed in wl.mailspike.net] -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (luis.felipe.la[at]protonmail.com) -0.0 SPF_HELO_PASS SPF: HELO matches SPF record 2.7 AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS Multiple periods in From user name X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 44053 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: Luis Felipe Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) I've never used SDDs, so I've been experiencing this since I installed Guix= (~5 years ago). And yes, building the profile seems to be the more resourc= e intensive operation. I usually can't do anything else while that happens = because the computer becomes unresponsive. Running the same command Maxim mentioned took the following time in my case= : $ time guix package -i perl --max-jobs=3D1 Se instalar=C3=A1 el siguiente paquete: =C2=A0=C2=A0 perl 5.30.2 Se construir=C3=A1 la siguiente derivaci=C3=B3n: =C2=A0=C2=A0 /gnu/store/86g48nh8dhgdhzb8r9bxjk6mmszlssss-profile.drv construyendo empaquetado de certificados de CA... construyendo el directorio de tipograf=C3=ADas... generando la cach=C3=A9 de esquemas de GLib... creando la cach=C3=A9 de temas de iconos de GTK+... construyendo los ficheros de cach=C3=A9 para los m=C3=A9todos de entrada de= GTK+... construyendo el directorio de manuales Info... construyendo la base de datos de p=C3=A1ginas de manual... construyendo la cach=C3=A9 de ficheros desktop XDG... construyendo la base de datos MIME XDG... construyendo perfil con 87 paquetes... real=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 8m3,043s user=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 0m2,656s sys=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 0m0,239s My computer: Intel=C2=AE Core=E2=84=A2 i3-8100 CPU @ 3.60GHz =C3=97 4 RAM: 4 GiB 1 TB HDD