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Date:      Fri, 17 Nov 2000 10:15:06 +0000
From:      "Steve O'Hara-Smith" <steveo@eircom.net>
To:        Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
Cc:        janb@cs.utep.edu, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: how can I run utilities at idle time?
Message-ID:  <20001117101506.1f26b9e5.steveo@eircom.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011161609260.43795-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
References:  <20001115183715.371bf7a6.steveo@eircom.net> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011161609260.43795-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>

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On Thu, 16 Nov 2000 16:10:05 -0800 (PST)
Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote:

> It is trivially easy to create system-hanging deadlocks with idprio.  Use
> nice instead.  If you need an example, try running setiathome at
> idprio.

	OK that's how to trigger problems. A few obvious questions spring to mind on the
subject. Is it easy (possible) to avoid such problems ? Is the mechanism of the problem
understood (by anybody) ? Is the whole problem changed beyond recognition with the -current
SMP changes ?

	PS: If these problems can be described to me I am willing to stump up a patch
to the relevant man pages.

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