I have a Proxmox host with an i5 6600T CPU (4C4T part with base clock of 2.7GHz, and max Turbo of 3.5GHz). Proxmox install is PVE8, with a couple of VMs and another couple of CTs. Performance is ...

If you ever develop an embedded system in a corporate environment, someone will probably tell you that you can only use 80% of the CPU or some other made-up number. The theory is that you will need ...

I'm working on a process that updates our database cluster using sqlloader. Because this cluster is in use by our product most of the time, I need to make sure that the sqlloader processes I spawn don ...

Many Linux administrators and support technicians regularly use the top utility for real-time monitoring of their system state. In some shops, it is very typical to check top first when there is any ...

Part 1 of this series outlines the CPU time-allocation problem, some constraints, and a hands-free phone simulation model. Part 2 goes into hands-free phone simulation code development. Without using ...