Measuring Buffer is an open source and enhanced version of the buffer application for Linux operating systems.
Measuring Buffer features display of throughput, network support, memory-mapped file I/O for huge buffers and multi-threading.
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Here are some key features of "Measuring Buffer":
· display of I/O speed
· optional use of memory mapped I/O for huge buffers
· multithreaded instead of sharedmemory ipc
· multi volume support
· autoloader support
· networking support
· compatible command-line options
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· This version fixed potential data corruption, re-enabled hash calculation support, bails out if any output fails to initialize, fixed handling of the -f option, and reduced sending overhead.