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On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 08:07:06PM +0530, Nilesh Govindrajan wrote |
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> @Walter, I'm also on a dual core machine, and as per my observation |
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> over long emerges, load doesn't cross 2.2. |
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> I have also observed that if it is limited to 2, system seems to be |
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> under utilized, because make checks the 1 minute average instead of 15 |
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> minute average (well, it doesn't make sense otherwise). |
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> This could apply to bigger processors too, so if you want full |
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> utilization, slightly extrapolate the load average limit. Say by |
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> 20-30%. |
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OK, I'll go with... |
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MAKEOPTS="-j2 --load-average=3" |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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