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Date:      Thu, 20 May 2004 21:24:13 -0500
From:      Jon Noack <noackjr@alumni.rice.edu>
To:        Mikhail Teterin <mi@corbulon.video-collage.com>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: a scheduling question
Message-ID:  <40AD684D.9020200@alumni.rice.edu>
In-Reply-To: <200405200334.i4K3YlGU027751@corbulon.video-collage.com>
References:  <200405200334.i4K3YlGU027751@corbulon.video-collage.com>

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On 05/19/04 22:34, Mikhail Teterin wrote:
> Here is a top's snapshot from a dual CPU machine. Two lame encoders
> compete for the first CPU, while the total idle time is 35.6%. Why is
> that? Because they are nice? Is niceness really supposed to allow for
> wasted CPU? Thanks!

I noticed the cdparanoi[a] processes.  What is/are the exact command(s) 
you are doing?  If you are encoding on-the-fly, are you sure the lame 
processes are not being limited by the ripping rate?

It would be best if you could come up with a test case for us to see if 
we can reproduce your problem.

Jon Noack



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