[X2Go-Dev] SupeReNicer support for X2Go Server 4.1.0.0-preview

[Orion Poplawski]

On 11/05/2013 09:12 AM, Mike Gabriel wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> the 4.1.0.0-preview (x2goserver.git master) just received a code patch from
> Guangzhou Nianguan Electronics Technology Co.Ltd, an open source company in
> Asia that plans to use X2Go for school setups in areas where electricity is a
> rare resource. They plan to build cost-effective and energy-effective embedded
> thin clients running X2Go.
>
> The patch we received adds a feature to X2Go Server called SupeReNicer [1] and
> it is a tool that hooks into x2gocleansessions. It renices suspended sessions
> to nice level 19 and renices them again to nice level 0 once they change there
> status from suspended to running.

Is there any evidence that nicing something actually save energy?  I wouldn't 
have thought so.


-- 
Orion Poplawski
Technical Manager                     303-415-9701 x222
NWRA, Boulder/CoRA Office             FAX: 303-415-9702
3380 Mitchell Lane                       orion at nwra.com
Boulder, CO 80301                   http://www.nwra.com