[Simh] VAX: CPU Usage and Network Timeout

Tim Newsham newsham at lava.net
Wed Jun 8 16:12:14 EDT 2005


> 2)CPU usage is about 100% on the Linux box.  I have searched google and
> found that is to be expected.  I tried using the code below in the
> sim_console.c file but regardless of the value of timeout.tv_usec is
> used the emulated VAX was VERY slow.
[...]
> Anyone else have any ways to have simh use less CPU?

Why would you want your machine to use less than 100% of its cpu?
I mean, you paid for the whole cpu, might as well use it.  If
you're concerned about other processes getting more share of
the cpu, see the nice(1) and renice(p) man pages.

> Aaron

Tim Newsham
http://www.lava.net/~newsham/



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