Re: [CentOS] Looking for a method to keep at least 5% CPU

2008-11-28 Thread Kai Schaetzl
Ryan J M wrote on Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:50:39 +0800: > PS: I think, you know, root should be loginable in any condition > unless the system is down. Shouldn't it? Anyxone is able to loghin anytime, if youw ant to see it that way ;-) But the system needs the ressources to make this happen before th

Re: [CentOS] Looking for a method to keep at least 5% CPU

2008-11-27 Thread Ryan J M
On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 1:08 PM, Christopher Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree here. I do remember not being able to log in when i/o is completely > swamped though. Maybe the problem is not so much 100% cpu usage but disk > i/o. The box might be thrashing swap. Oh, I missed that, we do u

Re: [CentOS] Looking for a method to keep at least 5% CPU

2008-11-26 Thread Christopher Chan
I can recall on countless occasions over the years being able to login to a system that is running at 100% cpu usage and not really have any noticeable impact on being able to login or interact with the system. I agree here. I do remember not being able to log in when i/o is completely swamp

Re: [CentOS] Looking for a method to keep at least 5% CPU

2008-11-26 Thread nate
Ryan J M wrote: > Hi all, >Sometimes, the working threads occupy 100% CPU, and I just cann't > ssh login with root. my question is: Is there any solution for this > case? > I googled and found some related links, but not helpful. I'm not aware of any method under linux directly to reserve a s

[CentOS] Looking for a method to keep at least 5% CPU

2008-11-26 Thread Ryan J M
Hi all, Sometimes, the working threads occupy 100% CPU, and I just cann't ssh login with root. my question is: Is there any solution for this case? I googled and found some related links, but not helpful. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/limit-cpu-usage-for-a-process-2690