Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 15:45:17 06/19/02
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On June 19, 2002 at 17:43:08, Odd Gunnar Malin wrote: >On June 19, 2002 at 16:07:35, Heiner Marxen wrote: > >>On June 19, 2002 at 14:49:56, Dann Corbit wrote: >> >>>Some engines are far more effective at grabbing CPU cycles than others. For >>>instance, I do not like to run EPD tests on my machine for either Bringer or GLC >>>because they grab so much CPU, I cannot even move the mouse. The machine is >>>completely locked up for the duration of the test. >> >>Shame on the OS! >>Isn't the scheduler expected to prevent such locking? >> >>Cheers, >>Heiner > >There is nothing wrong with the os here. Win32 has 31 (*) levels for priorities >where a programer should stick to the predefined levels. If two engines run with >the same priority level they would get equal cpu usage. > There are tools to change an app's priority. If a power user uses such a tool to make sure both programs have the same priority, does that FIX this problem?
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