> > i agree.  i totally hate it.
> 
> I recall some years ago working on a Pyramid system that had a
> facility where the admin could set a fixed priority for certain apps.
> 
> A field in the exec header contains the value, and presumably the
> scheduler does not adjust priority if the field is set.
> 
> Anyone else think this would be a useful feature?

What's about the idea to add a new limit, e.g. 'autonice', unit in seconds,
including infinite (or 0)?

> 
> --sjg

Henry