linux-kernel - Re: allow non root users to set io priority "idle" ?

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Date:	Wed, 8 Aug 2007 02:04:34 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	dragoran <drago01@...il.com>
Cc:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: allow non root users to set io priority "idle" ?

On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 12:18:12AM +0200, dragoran wrote:
> so there is no real reason not to allow it for non root users?
> removing the check is easy (3 lines) ....
> or are there any other issues/problems?

Jens was only talking about the seek issue I mentioned I believe;
not about the PI problem.

-Andi
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