Index: util-linux-ng-2.14.2-rc2/schedutils/ionice.c =================================================================== --- util-linux-ng-2.14.2-rc2.orig/schedutils/ionice.c 2009-01-22 12:32:48.000000000 +0100 +++ util-linux-ng-2.14.2-rc2/schedutils/ionice.c 2009-02-05 17:53:20.000000000 +0100 @@ -115,8 +115,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) } } else { if (ioprio_set(IOPRIO_WHO_PROCESS, pid, ioprio | ioprio_class << IOPRIO_CLASS_SHIFT) == -1) { - perror("ioprio_set"); - exit(EXIT_FAILURE); + if (errno == ENOSYS) + fprintf(stderr, "Warning: omitting unsupported ioprio_set() call\n"); + else { + perror("ioprio_set"); + exit(EXIT_FAILURE); + } } if (argv[optind]) {