[linux-audio-dev] nice [was: jack, low latency and IO]

[Jens M Andreasen]

On tis, 2004-12-07 at 17:14 +0100, Artem Baguinski wrote:
> Jens M Andreasen <jens.andreasen at chello.se> writes:
> 
> > So if you do:
> >
> > # nice -10 audioapp [audioapp-options]

bzzt .. You are so right!

# nice --10 audioapp [audioapp-options]

> 
> i couldnt decipher man nice / info coreutils nice so i googled to find
> out [1] 
> 
>     The following nice command executes command-name with a lower
>     priority by raising the nice number by 5 units.
> 
>     $ /usr/bin/nice -5 command-name
> 
>     In the preceding command, the minus sign designates that what
>     follows is an option. This command could also be specified as
>     follows:
> 
>     % /usr/bin/nice -n 5 command-name
> 
>     ...
> 
> Also I've figured that to lower the nice number I'll need root
> priviliges. After patching my kernel [ok, downloading a patched kernel
> ;-P] to be able jack and friends as my normal self?.. or does this
> patch changes the situation? 
> 

I seem also not to be able to connect to jack without being root
(although the app runs suid root... )
 
> [time passes]
> 
> no, it doesnt change: