-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Tixy <debianu...@tixy.myzen.co.uk> writes:
> On Sat, 2009-09-19 at 10:45 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: >> However, the whole problem is that it does *not* automatically adjust >> the CPU freq, according to its load. > > When doing some video transcoding a while ago, on a Lenny install, I > noticed that it was using 100% CPU time with the CPU running at only > 1/3rd of its maximum frequency - this was with it set to 'on demand'. > > Changing the process 'niceness' to less than zero made the CPU crank up > to full speed and the video transcoding doubled in speed. So its > possible that 'on demand' also means 'but only if you're not too > nice' :-) I can feel the difference too, now that I use it conjointly with cpufreqd. Thanks. - -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.8 <http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/> iEYEARECAAYFAkrurpcACgkQM0LLzLt8MhzaDACfSgP6k/b1TgSBaIhg/2+L6YVn iIoAni/AfF42wHk5Tpp30dFwUSgrXzx8 =2UML -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org