From: Chris Wright <chrisw@osdl.org>
To: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: keventd gives exceptional priority to usermode helpers
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 03:42:02 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050110034202.P469@build.pdx.osdl.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0501101121370.11128@yvahk01.tjqt.qr>; from jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de on Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 11:28:38AM +0100
* Jan Engelhardt (jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de) wrote:
> --- usr_A/src/kotd/linux-2.6.8-20041204030200/kernel/kmod.c 2004-12-06 14:28:44.000000000 +0100
> +++ usr_B/src/kotd/linux-2.6.8-20041204030200/kernel/kmod.c 2005-01-06 11:44:04.130600000 +0100
> @@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ static int ____call_usermodehelper(void
>
> /* We can run anywhere, unlike our parent keventd(). */
> set_cpus_allowed(current, CPU_MASK_ALL);
> + set_user_nice(current, 0);
Seems reasonable. Although, I don't see a niceval of -20, but -5 on
keventd (workqueues do set_user_nice(-5)). Also, this patch is
whitespace damaged, should be tab not spaces.
thanks,
-chris
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-01-10 10:28 keventd gives exceptional priority to usermode helpers Jan Engelhardt
2005-01-10 11:42 ` Chris Wright [this message]
2005-01-10 11:50 ` Jan Engelhardt
2005-01-11 12:11 ` Jan Engelhardt
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