8 ds=`cat /sys/block/$d/size`
9 ds=$((ds/blocks_at_a_time))
11 for i in `seq 0 $((readers-1))`; do
12 ( while true; do dd if=/dev/$d of=/dev/null bs=$((512*blocks_at_a_time)) skip=$((ds/readers*i)) count=$((ds/readers)); done ) &
16 trap "kill $pids; killall dd" EXIT