2006-03-20 11:40:23

by Hugo Vanwoerkom

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Subject: Re: [ck] 2.6.16-ck1

Avuton Olrich wrote:
> On 3/20/06, Con Kolivas <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> SCHED_IDLEPRIO:
>> This is for tasks you never want to use cpu if *anything* else wants cpu
>> time. That is they only ever use spare cpu cycles that would have otherwise
>> been idle time on the machine.
>>
>
> Sounds like something I've wanted for a while, so I could compile
> stuff on the wife's computer, but only when she's not actively using
> it.
> --
> avuton
> --
>

Or rather: so I could compile stuff on *this* computer while both my
wife and I are on their separate monitors/kbds, when neither one of us
is actively using it. ;-)

Hugo







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