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On Tuesday 19 August 2008 15:30:07 Dale wrote: |
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> Håkon Alstadheim wrote: |
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> > << SNIP >> |
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> > I'm running the machine for multi-media-use, and I would like to make |
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> > sure that I tune the media-programs to leave sufficcient cpu to handle |
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> > the odd house-keeping task, while at the same time doing as much |
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> > post-processing for image and sound quality as possible. Is there a |
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> > way to get top to make sense, or are there other tools you good people |
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> > would recommend ? |
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> The only thing I can think of that may help is to use the nice command |
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> to give some processes more or less priority. That may or may not help |
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> you any but it is a thought. |
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> Otherwise, I tend to agree with Alan. Leave it to the kernel. |
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I thought of one thing that might help - perhaps the media apps in question |
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are single threaded and might benefit from a different preemption model |
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algorithm. Give the old-fashioned server model a try instead of desktop or |
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low-latency desktop. It's worth a try, YMMV |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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