> Any way... what is setrealtime? I dont have it on my linux machine it's a simple tool I wrote a long time ago, code below. ***** N O T E ******* it can effectively freeze your machine, since it gives you a process which will not be prempted! it *is* useful, though, if you know what you're doing... ***** N O T E *******
#include <unistd.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <sched.h> /* setrealtime: run procs in realtime. author: Mark Hahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> */ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { static struct sched_param sched_parms; int pid, wrapper=0; if (argc <= 1) return 1; pid = atoi(argv[1]); if (!pid || argc != 2) { wrapper = 1; pid = getpid(); } if (!pid) return 1; sched_parms.sched_priority = sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_FIFO); if (sched_setscheduler(pid, SCHED_FIFO, &sched_parms) == -1) { perror("cannot set realtime scheduling policy"); return 1; } if (wrapper) { setuid(getuid()); execvp(argv[1],&argv[1]); perror("exec failed"); return 1; } return 0; } - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs