Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 20 Dec 2000 10:11:42 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: kapm-idled : is this a bug? |
| |
Hi!
> > How about adding a flag to FLAGS, or a new letter in STATE in > > /proc/pid/stat, to mean "this is an idle task"? > > > > ps & top could easily by taught to recognise the flag. > > What's the problem with using PID 0 as the idle task ? That's 'standard' > with OS'ses that display the idle task.
Linux has already another thread with pid 0, called "swapper" which is in fact idle. kidle-apmd is different beast.
> It's also the 'right' thing to do, and should directly work with top / ps
Yes, we should make pid 0 visible to userlnad, agreed.
Pavel -- The best software in life is free (not shareware)! Pavel GCM d? s-: !g p?:+ au- a--@ w+ v- C++@ UL+++ L++ N++ E++ W--- M- Y- R+ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
| |