linux-kernel - Re: [ck] RSDL v0.30 cpu scheduler for mainline kernels

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Date:	Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:45:50 -0600
From:	"Chris Friesen" <cfriesen@...tel.com>
To:	Lee Revell <rlrevell@...-job.com>
CC:	Ash Milsted <thatistosayiseenem@...ab.com>,
	Con Kolivas <kernel@...ivas.org>,
	linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	ck list <ck@....kolivas.org>
Subject: Re: [ck] RSDL v0.30 cpu scheduler for mainline kernels

Lee Revell wrote:

> Sounds like Wengophone is broken.  It should be using RT threads for
> time critical work, as JACK and Ardour2 are doing.

If the app has root privileges to set RT policy, then it could also set 
deeply negative nice values as well.

Doesn't reallly help the regular user with no privileges.

Chris
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