Re: [LAU] CPU Priorities at limits.conf

From: Edgar Aichinger <edogawa@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Wed Mar 05 2008 - 01:53:52 EET

Am Dienstag, 4. März 2008 schrieb Arda Eden:
> I order to use my audio applications (related to latency) more efficiently,
> I gave some priorities to the applications which are in the "audio" group by
> adding the lines below, to the file "/etc/security/limits.conf"
>
> @audio - rtprio 95
> @audio - memlock 512000
> @audio - nice -19
>
> By doing this, to which application did I give the priority ?

To a *user* belonging to this group. Just add your user to group audio and
re-login to your desktop.

>
> Alsa, Jack ... ?
>
> How is that defined in GNU/Linux ?
>
> I mean,
> Did I give this priority to all applications using the sound device or to
> the applications that are included in the "audio" group ?
>
> Who, what or which are in the "audio" group ?
>
> Thanks.
>

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