On 9/30/07, Erez D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > is there a way, other then using nice (which doesn't really do what i > want) to limit cpu usage of an app ? > is there a way to limit firefox to a certain amount of cpu (not via nice)
Nope, but if you'd think it through, you'd realize that the 'nice' number is the only meaningful number. There's no reason not to use the CPU to the full potential if there's no one else requiring it. And if there's something more important (nicer) requiring it, a Firefox process constantly using "only" 40% CPU time isn't very comforting: better just lower its priority and have it eat the leftovers of the normal-priority processes. is there a way to limit a tab ? You're suffering because of scheduling done by the kernel, which is not aware of tabs or anything like this. Anyway, Shachar solution is the practical one for YNet :)
