---
docs/yum.conf.5 | 4 ++++
yum/__init__.py | 13 +++++++++++++
yum/config.py | 1 +
3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/yum.conf.5 b/docs/yum.conf.5
index 607e9fc..d6fe824 100644
--- a/docs/yum.conf.5
+++ b/docs/yum.conf.5
@@ -622,6 +622,10 @@ When installing/reinstalling/upgrading packages go through
each package's
installed dependencies and check for an update.
Boolean (1, 0, True, False, yes,no) Defaults to False
+.IP
+\fBreset_nice \fR
+If set to true then yum will try to reset the nice value to zero, before
+running an rpm transaction. Defaults to False.
.SH "[repository] OPTIONS"
diff --git a/yum/__init__.py b/yum/__init__.py
index 53043de..3ede145 100644
--- a/yum/__init__.py
+++ b/yum/__init__.py
@@ -1603,10 +1603,23 @@ class YumBase(depsolve.Depsolve):
pass
self._ts_save_file = None
+ if self.conf.reset_nice:
+ onice = os.nice(0)
+ if onice:
+ try:
+ os.nice(-onice)
+ except:
+ onice = 0
+
errors = self.ts.run(cb.callback, '')
# ts.run() exit codes are, hmm, "creative": None means all ok, empty
# list means some errors happened in the transaction and non-empty
# list that there were errors preventing the ts from starting...
+ if self.conf.reset_nice:
+ try:
+ os.nice(onice)
+ except:
+ pass
# make resultobject - just a plain yumgenericholder object
resultobject = misc.GenericHolder()
diff --git a/yum/config.py b/yum/config.py
index fffd0d1..f9789de 100644
--- a/yum/config.py
+++ b/yum/config.py
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ class YumConf(StartupConf):
"""
retries = PositiveIntOption(10, names_of_0=["<forever>"])
recent = IntOption(7, range_min=0)
+ reset_nice = BoolOption(False)
cachedir = Option('/var/cache/yum')
--
1.7.6.4
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