dd: use ibs/obs-sized buffer for skip/seek on non-seekable files#9806
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sylvestre merged 3 commits intouutils:mainfrom Jan 13, 2026
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dd: use ibs/obs-sized buffer for skip/seek on non-seekable files#9806sylvestre merged 3 commits intouutils:mainfrom
sylvestre merged 3 commits intouutils:mainfrom
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The IBS and OBS flags are supposed to be used to set the size of the memory buffers used by dd. There are tests that validate that the buffers that are allocated are based on these parameters.