Ubuntu
boinc package

  1. Bug #177713
  2. Comment #27

Comment 27 for bug 177713

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Daniel Hahler (blueyed) wrote :

Dana, the "linux" task has been invalidated before.
Please refer to bug 188226 to improve the default kernel behaviour.
I just wanted to provide the workaround for boinc, which I'm using myself.
Dhaval has asked me to use the uevents interface instead, so I'll do a new upload for boinc later, which works around it by providing a udev rules file:
SUBSYSTEM=="kernel", DEVPATH=="/kernel/uids/*", ACTION=="add", RUN+="/usr/lib/boinc-client/udev-usr_share"
and a script to check if it's the boinc user's uid and assign the cpu_share accordingly (/usr/lib/boinc-client/udev-usr_share).

Like said before, this is only meant as a workaround for now and no option for "downloaded programs" like e.g. folding@home. Let's wait for a decision from the ubuntu-kernel team (other bug). Thanks.