Re: Process Priority

2008-11-12 Thread Mr. Gecko
Ok thanks. On Nov 12, 2008, at 1:10 PM, Shawn Erickson wrote: On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 8:12 AM, Mr. Gecko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Even that command says it's 0, so I'm thinking that virtual pc is using some unknown way of changing how much processor they use. Threads can individually be

Re: Process Priority

2008-11-12 Thread Shawn Erickson
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 8:12 AM, Mr. Gecko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Even that command says it's 0, so I'm thinking that virtual pc is using some > unknown way of changing how much processor they use. Threads can individually be created with different priorities. In reality threads are the real

Re: Process Priority

2008-11-12 Thread Mr. Gecko
Even that command says it's 0, so I'm thinking that virtual pc is using some unknown way of changing how much processor they use. A priority of 0 is the default unless a process was launched by a process that had a different priority, and then it would have that priority as well. I'm afra

Re: Process Priority

2008-11-11 Thread Gary L. Wade
A priority of 0 is the default unless a process was launched by a process that had a different priority, and then it would have that priority as well. I'm afraid I don't follow what you're doing and what values you're seeing, based on your use of "that" and "my" app. You can use the Unix command

Re: Process Priority

2008-11-11 Thread Mr. Gecko
hmm it appears to say 0 for virtual pc. I wonder what virtual pc does because it seems to work. On Nov 11, 2008, at 5:19 PM, Mr. Gecko wrote: Ok I'm not sure if it worked, but when I change the priority in my app it stays the same for that app even after I relaunch my app so that is a good

RE: Process Priority

2008-11-11 Thread Mr. Gecko
Ok I'm not sure if it worked, but when I change the priority in my app it stays the same for that app even after I relaunch my app so that is a good sign. Would you know of a good way to test it out so I know if it works? Thanks, Mr. Gecko ___ Co

RE: Process Priority

2008-11-08 Thread Mr. Gecko
so you can't do anything really without adium permissions. I guess that isn't a problem, I can have a preference for enabling and disabling so it doesn't ask for password every boot (of course disabled by default). is getpriority like this int pri = getpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, pid); and does

RE: Process Priority

2008-11-08 Thread Gary L. Wade
about it. >So to change a process priority you use renice like so >renice +20 -p PID > >Here are the questions >is there a way to get the current priority? >is there a way to set the priority to lets say 20 or 1? >how can I make it normal after setting it? > >I am makin

Process Priority

2008-11-08 Thread Mr. Gecko
Hello I am trying to make sure I get this and also asking a few questions about it. So to change a process priority you use renice like so renice +20 -p PID Here are the questions is there a way to get the current priority? is there a way to set the priority to lets say 20 or 1? how can I make