--- ./cpuspeed-1.2.1/cpuspeed.cc~	2005-04-06 15:04:28.000000000 -0300
+++ ./cpuspeed-1.2.1/cpuspeed.cc	2005-04-06 15:12:55.000000000 -0300
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@
 unsigned current_speed; // current speed step
 unsigned last_step; // lowest speed step
 
+// whether to account nice time as user time (true) or idle time (false)
+bool include_nice = false;
+
 // which CPU are we controlling
 unsigned cpu = 0;
 
@@ -324,8 +327,10 @@
         &system_time, &idle_time, &wait_time
     );
 
-    // count nice time as idle time
-    idle_time += nice_time;
+    if (!include_nice)
+	 idle_time += nice_time;
+    else
+	 user_time += nice_time;
 
     // count IO wait time as idle time
     idle_time += wait_time;
@@ -598,6 +603,8 @@
             fprintf(stderr, "CPU interval is %u\n", interval);
 #endif
         }
+	else if(!strcmp(argv[i], "-n"))
+	    include_nice = true;
         else if(!strcmp(argv[i], "-p"))
         {
             if (argc <= i + 2)
@@ -708,6 +715,9 @@
                 "            Sets the interval between idle percentage tests and possible speed\n"
                 "            changes in tenths of a second (default is 20).\n"
                 "\n"
+		"        -n\n"
+                "            Includes nice time as cpu time (off by default)\n"
+                "\n"
                 "        -p <fast up> <threshold>\n"
                 "            Sets the CPU idle percentage thresholds.  <fast up> is the idle\n"
                 "            percentage below which a CPU will be set to the highest possible\n"
--- ./cpuspeed-1.2.1/cpuspeed.conf~	2005-04-06 15:11:46.000000000 -0300
+++ ./cpuspeed-1.2.1/cpuspeed.conf	2005-04-06 15:11:52.000000000 -0300
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 # uncomment this and set to the name of your CPUFreq module
 #DRIVER="powernow-k7"
 
+# Let background (nice) processes speed up the cpu
+OPTS="$OPTS -n"
+
 # Add your favorite options here
 #OPTS="$OPTS -s 0 -i 10 -r"