<caster@g.o> for the suggestion. (trunk r13289)
svn path=/main/branches/2.1.6/; revision=13460
# reduce it further. Default is unset.
#PORTAGE_NICENESS=3
#
+# PORTAGE_IONICE_COMMAND provides a command for portage to call in order to
+# adjust the io priority of portage and it's subprocesses. Default is
+# unset.
+#PORTAGE_IONICE_COMMAND="ionice -c 3 -p \${PID}"
+#
# AUTOCLEAN enables portage to automatically clean out older or overlapping
# packages from the system after every successful merge. This is the
# same as running 'emerge -c' after every merge. Set with: "yes" or "no".