this prevents killing a solitary pid right after killing all others

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/ioslay-firefox b/ioslay-firefox
index dcae987..e56ff84 100755
--- a/ioslay-firefox
+++ b/ioslay-firefox
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ sum()
     echo $total
 }
 
-keep()
+last()
 {
     local n=$1
     shift
@@ -148,20 +148,21 @@ iotop_reader()
                 pct=$(sum $pct_log)
                 [ "$pct" -ge 85 ] && over=y || over=
                 pct_log=
-                log=$(keep 9 $log)
                 if [ "$over" ]
                 then
-                    log="$log 1"
+                    log=$(last 10 $log 1)
                     over=
-                    if [ "$(sum $log)" -ge 3 ]
+                    sum=$(sum $log)
+                    if [ "$(sum $log)" -gt 4 ]
                     then
+                        log= # this is year zero; all past history is erased.
                         (
                             set -x
                             fireslay -y
                         )
                     fi
                 else
-                    log="$log 0"
+                    log=$(last 10 $log 0)
                 fi
                 case "$log" in
                     *1* )