bin/86485: [PATCH] hexdump -s speedup on /dev

[Toby Peterson]

>Number:         86485
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       [PATCH] hexdump -s speedup on /dev
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Sep 23 04:40:09 GMT 2005
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Toby Peterson
>Release:        HEAD
>Organization:
Apple Computer, Inc.
>Environment:
n/a
>Description:
hexdump -s is very slow on devices when offset is large, because it doesn't try to fseek them.      
>How-To-Repeat:
Run hexdump -s <large offset> on a readable device.
>Fix:
Patch: http://lamancha.opendarwin.org/~toby/freebsd/hexdump.diff
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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