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

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Date:	Wed, 8 Aug 2007 07:06:17 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	dragoran <drago01@...il.com>
Cc:	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, 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?

Andi already explained to you why it can't be enabled for non-root
users. I merely talked about why idle priority works.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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