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Inside the system: resources, kernel, processes / Stage 1 of 12

Load average and CPU load

Not running Starting usually ~20 s
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Step 6 of 7 · on a machine · 3 min

The CPU goes to the reports

The lab-reports service started two processes, and both want the whole CPU. The site's reports run late, while compressing the archive can wait.

Exercise · do it

Let the reports go first

The lab-reports service started two processes: render-reports builds reports for the site, gzip compresses an archive. Make the compression get the CPU last while it keeps running. Leave the priority of the reports as it is.

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Goals · 0 of 2

  • Drop the compression to the lowest priority not done yet
  • Keep the reports at their old priority not done yet

Step goals

0 of 2
  • Drop the compression to the lowest priority — not done yet
  • Keep the reports at their old priority — not done yet
Ubuntu 24.04

Step goals

0 of 2
  • Drop the compression to the lowest priority — not done yet
  • Keep the reports at their old priority — not done yet
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