Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: [patch] sched_[set|get]_affinity() syscall, 2.4.15-pre9 | From | Robert Love <> | Date | 22 Nov 2001 20:16:45 -0500 |
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On Thu, 2001-11-22 at 20:11, Andreas Dilger wrote:
> Rather use something else, like CAP_SYS_NICE. It ties in with the idea > of scheduling, and doesn't further abuse the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability. > CAP_SYS_ADMIN, while it has a good name, has become the catch-all of > capabilities, and if you have it, it is nearly the keys to the kingdom, > just like root.
Ah, forgot about CAP_SYS_NICE ... indeed, a better idea. I suppose if people want it a CAP_SYS_CPU_AFFINITY could do, but this is a simple and rare enough task that we are better off sticking it under something else.
Robert Love
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