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Date:      Fri, 16 Jun 2000 20:25:41 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Mikko Tyolajarvi <mikko@dynas.se>
To:        sl@dnt.md
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ntpd running at NICE -12
Message-ID:  <200006161825.UAA94616@m2.dynas.se>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10006161610470.61789-100000@zeus.dnt.md>

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In local.freebsd-questions you write:

>Hello

>Can anyone explain why ntpd needs to run at NICE -12 by default?

Most likely because it is a rather time-critical application.  I think
it also locks itself into core memory for the same reason.

When it is adjusting the clock of your computer by a number of
microseconds, it is undesirable for it to have to wait milliseconds
to get scheduled, or swapped in from disk.

   /Mikko
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 Mikko Työläjärvi_______________________________________mikko@rsasecurity.com
 RSA Security


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