Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965187AbVI0WHP (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:07:15 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S965189AbVI0WHP (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:07:15 -0400 Received: from e2.ny.us.ibm.com ([32.97.182.142]:52693 "EHLO e2.ny.us.ibm.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965187AbVI0WHO (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:07:14 -0400 Subject: setting PF_ flags from user space PF_LESS_THROTTLE From: Steve French To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain Organization: IBM - Linux Technology Center Message-Id: <1127858515.6120.3.camel@stevef95.austin.ibm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.3 Date: 27 Sep 2005 17:01:55 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 639 Lines: 14 I wanted to see if PF_LESS_THROTTLE would be helpful for Samba to set(as it is for nfsd, which sets it directly in kernel) to avoid loopback mount hangs when low on memory. Any idea whether the task flags, in particular PF_LESS_THROTTLE could be set from user space (I did not see an obvious way, short of invoking a new kernel helper, which does not exist, to set it on user space's behalf)? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/