always running makepkg as if `nice -19 makepkg -s` [SOLVED]

graysky · 2012-03-21 01:07:08

Subject says it all. Short of an alias or script, how can I get makepkg to run with a nice level of 19?

Last edited by graysky (2012-03-21 18:37:03)

ngoonee · 2012-03-21 01:14:30

And why don't you want to use either?

Stebalien · 2012-03-21 04:19:53

vim /usr/bin/makepkg

graysky · 2012-03-21 09:12:18

ngoonee wrote:

And why don't you want to use either?

I want to learn how Linux sets the default nice level. For example, on my workstation at home:

$ nice
-2

But on my workstation at work:

$ nice
0

Why the difference? What configuration file would dictate this bwhavior? My .bashrc is on my github site in my sig under 'dotfiles'

ngoonee · 2012-03-21 09:58:47

graysky wrote:

ngoonee wrote:
And why don't you want to use either?
I want to learn how Linux sets the default nice level. For example, on my workstation at home:

In that case shouldn't your thread ask that question rather than specify makepkg?

(and no, I have no idea what the answer is, but the thread title and location probably won't bring it to the attention of those interested in such things. A quick google tells me its related to your user)

defears · 2012-03-21 10:26:42

In /etc/security/limits.conf add

username - priority -2

for your whole user to change the nice level to -2 and above root a little bit.

You could also renice the program with the pid of the program on the fly with

sudo renice n -19 -p (pid of program)

Or start makepkg with nice just the one time.

nice -2 makepkg

defears · 2012-03-21 10:48:17

Sorry, meant to say

nice -n -2 makepkg

BTW, if you want to renice with a higher priority, you have to use sudo. (As in -)
I hope you mean 19 and not -19, it will freeze your system.

graysky · 2012-03-21 18:36:46

defears wrote:

In /etc/security/limits.conf ...

THAT was my problem. For some reason, all my users had the following in that file:

user1 - priority -2
user2 - priority -2
user3 - priority -2

I removed them, logged out and back in and now:

$ nice
0

Wonder what modified it because I sure as hell did not.

defears · 2012-03-21 20:51:20

Lol. You did do it yourself and because of me. That's how I know.

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=134440

Plus remember I'm using all defaults here, no ck or deadline or whatever. That's why it works great for me. I never understood fixing a problem like responsivness with installing more packages instead of fixing the existing.

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#1 2012-03-21 01:07:08

always running makepkg as if `nice -19 makepkg -s` [SOLVED]

#2 2012-03-21 01:14:30

Re: always running makepkg as if `nice -19 makepkg -s` [SOLVED]

#3 2012-03-21 04:19:53

Re: always running makepkg as if `nice -19 makepkg -s` [SOLVED]

#4 2012-03-21 09:12:18

Re: always running makepkg as if `nice -19 makepkg -s` [SOLVED]

#5 2012-03-21 09:58:47

Re: always running makepkg as if `nice -19 makepkg -s` [SOLVED]

#6 2012-03-21 10:26:42

Re: always running makepkg as if `nice -19 makepkg -s` [SOLVED]

#7 2012-03-21 10:48:17

Re: always running makepkg as if `nice -19 makepkg -s` [SOLVED]

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Re: always running makepkg as if `nice -19 makepkg -s` [SOLVED]

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