nspluginviewer priority on newer linux kernel

[Konrad Rzepecki]

   Hi

I have detected some problem witch cpu cycles starvation with nspluginviewer 
(KDE 3.5.7) probably related with new CFS scheduler (kernel 2.6.23-rcX). So 
there is much more cpu cycles given to higher prority task (i.e. 
compilation). Default nice=15 is to low now. Even if I set nice of 
compilation to 10 nsplugin is almost unusable. Setting to 15 cause to run ns 
bad but acceptable. 16 is almost somooth but not ideal. With nice 20 set 
compilation is OK. 

Tested with youtube movies.

More experienced users probably detect problem and fix it by setting nice to 
right levels. But beeginers will be confused, or may by even discouraged to 
konqueror.

Setting ns... nice to 0 is also bad idea, because flash in nth of tabs running 
at 100% cpu, will kill the system.

So I have idea, is possible to run plugins in active tab at nice 0 and others 
at 15? This should reduce slowdown to minimum and keep cpu usage in resonable 
level.



PS. My system may be is slow for present times (P4 1.8GHz), but this slowdown 
shoudn't occur.

PS2. This can be something diffrent, but only change lately in my system was 
kernel, and most suspected change in kernel is CFS scheduler, so on 95% this 
is it.

-- 
  Konrad Rzepecki (Hannibal)