Andrew Morton wrote: > Paul Davis 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