--- slocate.orig	2007-05-10 21:35:50.789166970 +0200
+++ slocate	2007-05-10 21:39:33.789875056 +0200
@@ -2,11 +2,22 @@
 
 if [ -x /usr/bin/slocate ]
 then
+	# If the schedutils package is installed and IO prioritization is
+	# available, run updatedb with minimum priority to reduce performance
+	# impact. See ionice(1) for more information on IO priorities.
+
+	if [ -x /usr/bin/ionice ]
+	then
+		IONICE="/usr/bin/ionice -c3"
+	else
+		unset IONICE
+	fi
+	
 	if [ -f /etc/updatedb.conf ]
 	then
-		/usr/bin/updatedb
+		$IONICE /usr/bin/updatedb
 	else
-		/usr/bin/updatedb -f proc
+		$IONICE /usr/bin/updatedb -f proc
 	fi
 	chown root.slocate /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db
 fi