Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 23 Jul 1999 18:42:12 +0200 (CEST) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: low priority soft RT? |
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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,
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