How to start SSHD in high priority?

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On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:34:24 +0800, Christopher Chan wrote:

> howard chen wrote:
>> Hey,
>> 
>> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:49 PM, Chan Chung Hang Christopher
>> <christopher.chan at bradbury.edu.hk> wrote:
>> 
>>> Are you sure that your login problems are due to mysql pegging cpu? It
>>> could also be due to heavy disk i/o (aka swapping) and if it is,
>>> changing priorities makes zero difference.
>>>
>>>
>> Why? If priority is reduced => chance of using I/O also reduced
>> 
>> 
> 
> As another poster has already explained, setting a different priority
> has zero bearing on disk i/o since it is only for cpu processing time.
> There is no provision for giving a particular process more privileges in
> disk i/o as far as I know too.
> 

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