Re: cgroups and limit firefox processes cpu time

[william <william-FuVYq0B8HF8swF9hGuCkNA@public.gmane.org>]

Balbir Singh wrote:
> On Friday 22 January 2010 11:04 AM, william wrote:
>   
>> Hello list
>>
>> I have a question about how i can limit the cpu for a firefox process on 
>> a terminal server.
>>
>> We have 150 firefox processes running on a terminalserver but there are 
>> always people who take more cpu when they use flash or java.
>> Some firefox processes take sometimes about 50 percent cpu time.
>> Is there a way to give all firefox processes equal cpu shares so that 
>> other people who are using firefox for research have no issues (slow 
>> responding scrolling and menu)  because there are a few firefox 
>> processes eating all the cpu time?
>>     
>
> Are these running on behalf of different users? You can always create a
> good hiearchy and organize. FAIR_USER scheduler option is going away
> soon. Some more context on the firefox applications and whose behalf
> they are running on, etc would help.
>
>
>   
The terminal server only hosts firefox processes for different users 
(user is only allowed to login once) to provide internet access in a 
secure way.

So i have 150 firefox processes for different users. So i cannot set one 
group, I have to put all those processes in a separate container if i 
get it right?

William