Re: [patch 1/1] cpufreq_conservative/ondemand: invert meaning of 'ignore nice'

[Ken Moffat <zarniwhoop@ntlworld.com>]

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005, Con Kolivas wrote:

> > >  Just what have you cpufreq guys got against nice'd processes ?  It's
> > > enough to drive a man to powernowd ;)
> >
> > The opinion on this one started out with everyone saying "Yeah,
> > this is dumb, and should have changed". Now that the change appears
> > in a mergable patch, the opinion seems to have swung the other way.
> >
> > I'm seriously rethinking this change, as no matter what we do,
> > we're going to make some people unhappy, so changing the status quo
> > seems ultimately pointless.
>
> Eh? I thought he was agreeing with niced processes running full speed but that
> he misunderstood that that was the new default. Oh well I should have just
> shut up.
>
> Con

 Hi Con,

 looks as if I did misunderstand the default.  In the last week I've 
seen occasional comments on this from both sides of the debate, so I 
read the description and got it wrong.

 Now, if you gentlement will excuse me, I'll just wipe this egg off my 
face.

Ken
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