[svlug] renicing safe_mysqld?

[Jeremy Zawodny]

On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 12:40:06PM -0700, Wayne Earl wrote:
> I am building a large mysql server, and according to the mysql manual,
> for 2.4 kernels, you should add renice -20 $$ to the safe_mysqld
> script, which will give mysql the highest priority on the system.

In all my use of MySQL on 2.4.xx kernels, I've never found that to be
necessary.  In fact, I'll have to see if I can figure out what the
reasoning behind that recommendation was.  It's not like the scheduler
in 2.4 is that bad.

Jeremy
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