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From: edhall%rand-unix@sri-unix.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re:  file save AND nicing.
Message-ID: <4312@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 24-Aug-83 02:46:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 24 02:46:00 1983
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On the other hand, you'll find that a positive nice does make it
take longer--without reducing the effect on other users.  Once
again, it is because nice number does not affect I/O operations.

Has anyone figured out a way to make nice really `nice' for I/O-
intensive processes?

		-Ed