Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 7 Mar 2001 18:40:00 +0100 | Subject | static scheduling - SCHED_IDLE? | From | Oswald Buddenhagen <> |
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hi there,
i found, that linux is missing a static low-priority scheduling class (or did i miss something? in this case feel free to stomp me into the ground :). it would be ideal for typical number-crunchers running in the background like the different distributed.net-like clients. within this class, static priorities like those for SCHED_RR would be required, so one could have for example such a priorization:
[-] idle-task/apmd (here never running) [idle/1] distributed.net client or other toy (when the machine is really idle) [idle/50] mp3 compressor (when no "real" work has to be done) [other/nice 10] not time-critical job [other/nice 0] the usual jobs, like a make process, etc. [other/nice -10] x-server, etc. [rr/50] some real-time app, like a computer-controlled toaster :)
what do you recon?
best regards
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