About nice(1), renice(8) and ULE scheduler

[Jordi Espasa Clofent]

HI all,

I've realized that the nice(1) code hasn't been modified for a long time 
(last code change seems from 4 years ago according the sources).

¿Is the nice(1) behaviour the expected? I mean, ¿Has been the ULE 
scheduler adapted to nice(1) command or not?

nice(1) is a very old command based on old concepts and created in times 
when SMP didn't exist. So ¿it works correctly when a modern an 
re-designed scheduler as ULE is used?

Maybe I have to read again this paper:
http://www.usenix.org/event/bsdcon03/tech/full_papers/roberson/roberson.pdf

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