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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] [request for inclusion] Realtime LSM
    Andrew Morton wrote:
    > Paul Davis <paul@linuxaudiosystems.com> wrote:
    >
    >>>SCHED_FIFO and SCHED_RR are definitely privileged operations and you
    >>
    >>this is the crux of what this whole debate is about. for all of you
    >>people who think about linux on multi-user systems with network
    >>connectivity, running servers and so forth, this is clearly a given.
    >>
    >>but there is large and growing body of machines that run linux where
    >>the sole human user of the machine has a strong and overwhelming
    >>desire to have tasks run with the characteristics offered by
    >>SCHED_FIFO and/or SCHED_RR. are they still "privileged" operations on
    >>this class of linux system? what about linux installed on an embedded
    >>system, with a small LCD screen and the sole purpose of running audio
    >>apps live? are they still privileged then?
    >>
    >
    >
    > Paul. Everyone agrees with you. I think. We just need to work out
    > the best way of doing it.
    >
    > Would I be right in suspecting that we know what to do, but nobody has
    > stepped up to write the code? It's kinda looking like that?

    I thought I made it clear i had already volunteered. I was after a
    response to my proposal for how to do it.

    Cheers,
    Con
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