diff -ruN orig/mysqld.sysconfig new/mysqld.sysconfig
--- orig/mysqld.sysconfig	2007-02-26 12:43:33 +0000
+++ new/mysqld.sysconfig	2007-02-26 12:45:28 +0000
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 CHSET=
 # other server opts
 OPT=
+# nice level
+NICE=-5
 
diff -ruN orig/mysqld_wrapper new/mysqld_wrapper
--- orig/mysqld_wrapper	2007-02-11 21:19:32 +0000
+++ new/mysqld_wrapper	2007-02-26 12:44:31 +0000
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 while :; do
 	rm -f "$socket" "$pidfile"
-	nice $mysqld "$@"
+	$mysqld "$@"
 	RETVAL=$?
 	if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; then
 		msg=succeded