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    SubjectRe: low priority soft RT?
    On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, Stephen C. Tweedie wrote:
    > On Thu, 22 Jul 1999 21:39:48 +0200 (CEST), Rik van Riel
    > <riel@nl.linux.org> said:
    >
    > > I have made a fairly substantial SCHED_IDLE patch, but due to
    > > the (never resolved) deadlock issues I haven't submitted it.
    >
    > Yes, it really is a loaded gun. It is much more dangerous than it
    > first appears, and the DoS attacks look really nasty.

    OTOH. Maybe it _should_ go in the kernel (with default sysctl
    switched off).

    The Unix tradition is to allow users to shoot themselves in
    the foot and SCHED_IDLE can be a useful "power tool"...

    cheers,

    Rik -- Open Source: you deserve to be in control of your data.
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