use directIO flags when dd'ing template

remibergsma · remibergsma · commit 4e1527e87aaa · 2014-12-15T16:36:35.000+01:00
This makes sure dom0 in xenserver doesn't get hammered
when copying templates. It doesn't make sense to use
the cache of dom0 as the template does not fit in
memory. The directIO flags prevent it from trying.
diff --git a/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/copy_vhd_from_secondarystorage.sh b/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/copy_vhd_from_secondarystorage.sh
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ copyvhd()
     exit 0
   fi
   if [ "${parent##*vhd has}" = " no parent" ]; then
-    dd if=$srcvhd of=$desvhd bs=2M     
+    dd if=$srcvhd of=$desvhd bs=2M oflag=direct iflag=direct
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
       echo "31#failed to dd $srcvhd to $desvhd"
       cleanup
