Jeffrey Maitland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What I would like to do is have say 1 thread use as much of a given > CPU as possible and if a new thread is started (added) that if a CPU > is available use it instead of using the same cpu. That way it should > speed the application up. The standalone (non-threaded) app uses 90+ > % of a single cpu when in this part of the algorithm, that is why I > split and threaded that part of the algorithm there to try and speed > it up because this part is repeated several times. I can post > generic code of what I am doing but can't post the actuall code > because of the confidentially of it. Thanks again in advance for any > and all comments (even any spitefull ones)
This kind of fine control over CPU allocation is very plaform-specific. Some don't allow it at all. If your platform does, the details on how you go about doing it will vary depending on the platform. <mike -- Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list