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Old 06-27-2012, 05:46 PM   #1
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Make process use more processor time


Hi all,

Is there a way to make a process use more processor time?

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Old 06-27-2012, 05:52 PM   #2
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In linux you can set a "nice" priority for a process. this doesnt really allocate more cpu cycles but the kernel will prioritize it based upon its "nice" value.

Here is a decent review of nice that I was able to find that breaks it down for you:

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/ope...-with-nice/140
 
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Old 06-27-2012, 06:17 PM   #3
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Actually I was looking for a method other than "nice" cus I have tried that but has not given impressive results..

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...4/#post4713589
 
Old 06-27-2012, 06:20 PM   #4
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It may come down to a problem with your code. Processes will use as much CPU time as 1) they are capable of, and 2) there is available. Nice/renice works on #2, giving the process priority so it will "steal" cpu cycles from other, less important processes. #1 comes down to your code though. Your code might not be using more of the CPU, not because the OS doesn't want to give it more CPU time, but because it's being bottlenecked elsewhere, such is memory or I/O access.
 
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Old 06-27-2012, 07:15 PM   #5
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Well thats a good point thank you. I have a kernel module to change the nice value of a given process, may be I have tested it with a wrong application(I used a music player). May be most of the time it is blocked on I/O.. How ever if it is not #1 is there a guarantee/ can we say for sure it will get/use more cpu cycles?

I don't mind some kind of hack even, don't know it this is possible it is an idea that struck me. Changing the vruntime value(giving a small value) of a process, will it be more reliable than nice in improving #2 (am assuming this because CFS scheduler selects the process with the smallest vruntime & continue giving it a small value through a module)

#1 seems beyond my control ryt? cuz I am not going to change the applications/ processes.

Are there any other ways to improve on #2 other than nice??
 
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Suicidaleggroll, you legend. Thanks, helped me out too.
 
Old 06-27-2012, 09:58 PM   #7
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I'd write a custom program to test it.
A music player (like any prog) may be i/o bound on reading from disk; it will also be i/o bound on playing... you don't want the Minuet Waltz in 15 sec
(a musical joke)

You can certainly raise (if root) the priority of a process via nice or equiv kernel fn.
 
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Old 06-28-2012, 03:34 AM   #8
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I'd write a custom program to test it.
A music player (like any prog) may be i/o bound on reading from disk; it will also be i/o bound on playing... you don't want the Minuet Waltz in 15 sec
(a musical joke)

You can certainly raise (if root) the priority of a process via nice or equiv kernel fn.
Some cpu intensive calculation ryt? like calculating PI or can you point to any other good example..

Assuming a process is not i/o bound and have root permissions will nice give more CPU cycles to a process?? what are the chances of getting and not getting more CPU cycles and under what situations?

Asking for curiosity is there any other way(not using nice) to give more CPU cycles to a process(non i/o bound process)?
 
  


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