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Subject: Re: 3.9.0 + CONFIG_X86_INTEL_PSTATE=y  -> ThinkPad T420 with i5 lost
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Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 19:20:12 +0200
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On 05/13/2013 06:43 PM, Dirk Brandewie wrote:
> I spent some more time looking for a solution to this you can get sam=
e
> behavior
> by setting a config option in BOINC  "Use at most X % CPU time"

yes - that's true. But BOINC is just an example.

If "nice -19 <loooong running background job" is nowadays so uncommon,
then I'm just curious what's the modern (easy) way of doing that ?

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