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    [PATCH] nice and rt-prio rlimits · e43379f1
    Matt Mackall authored
    
    
    Add a pair of rlimits for allowing non-root tasks to raise nice and rt
    priorities. Defaults to traditional behavior. Originally written by
    Chris Wright.
    
    The patch implements a simple rlimit ceiling for the RT (and nice) priorities
    a task can set.  The rlimit defaults to 0, meaning no change in behavior by
    default.  A value of 50 means RT priority levels 1-50 are allowed.  A value of
    100 means all 99 privilege levels from 1 to 99 are allowed.  CAP_SYS_NICE is
    blanket permission.
    
    (akpm: see http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0503.1/1921.html for
    tips on integrating this with PAM).
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarMatt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
    Acked-by: default avatarIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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