echoerr "$(date +'%F %H:%M:%S'): dd run starting"
mkdir -p $TESTDIR
cd $TESTDIR
- dd bs=4k count=1000000 if=/dev/zero of=$TESTDIR/dd-file 1>$LOG &
+ # suppress dd xfer stat to workaround buggy coreutils/gettext
+ # combination in RHEL5 and OEL5, see BZ 21264
+ dd bs=4k count=1000000 status=noxfer if=/dev/zero of=$TESTDIR/dd-file 1>$LOG &
load_pid=$!
wait $load_pid