[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       linux-newbie
Subject:    Re: process priority
From:       Simon Valiquette <v.simon () ieee ! org>
Date:       2004-10-18 9:07:02
Message-ID: 417387B6.3050806 () ieee ! org
[Download RAW message or body]

sumit kalra a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> You can use the 'nice' utility (man nice). To change
> the priority of a process programatically, you can use
> the nice() function (man 2 nice).
> 
> Regards,
> Sumit
> 

   You can also use renice, to change the process priority of an already 
running process.  Unfortunatelly, you can only lower the priority of the 
process.  With renice, You need to be root to put higher the priority of 
a running process.  Still, it is usefull if you want to lower the 
priority of a group of process that take lots of ressources on a system 
(ex. lowering the priority of a big "find" request all over your hardisk 
while you are doing something else more important).

   As far as I know, both nice and renice are available for every modern 
Unix systems.

Simon Valiquette

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]