leach@nyevax.CAS.ORST.EDU (Tom Leach) (08/07/88)
Does anyone know of a reason for a process which is niced to a given level to creep back to 0? This is on some suns we have here on campus. Someone asked me this, and I couldn't believe it! Has anyone ever seen this? Any clues on what would cause this. I know that nice (and renice) stay at the level (+ or -) I put them on our BSD machines (what I normally use). Internet: leach@chroma.CS.ORST.EDU UUCP: {tektronix, hp-pcd}!orstcs!chroma.CS.ORST.EDU!leach ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Middle-of-the-road, man, it stanks. Let's run over Lionel Richie with a tank. B. Catt, Deathtongue. (c 1986)