Re: cgroups and limit firefox processes cpu time

[Balbir Singh <balbir-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>]

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.


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Three Cheers,
Balbir Singh