cpu overheating
Mike McCarty
Mike.McCarty at sbcglobal.net
Tue Dec 12 11:13:26 UTC 2006
Ed Greshko wrote:
> I wrote
>>Why should Linux be using more CPU than Windows?
>
>
> I don't know that it does or doesn't. But the question is to vague to even
> contemplate. Maybe in a multi-tasking environment Linux is more efficient
You apparently already know all the answers. Of course you don't need
more data.
> in its scheduling. Maybe a Linux system spends less time in an idle/wait
> state while I/O is going on. What services/tasks are being performed on
> when running windows v.s. Linux?
>
> All I know is, there isn't some hidden defect in "Linux" causing every
Who said anything about "hidden defect"?
Every defect has a first time that it gets discovered. As software
gradually matures, the "easy" defects get taken care of, and the
more elusive ones remain.
> system running it to use more electricity and over heating systems. Then
> again, maybe Linux is conspiracy cooked up by the oil companies to increase
> demand for their products. :-)
This isn't worth responding to. The whole message has the appearance
of a joke.
I suggest that he actually capture some information, and the world
comes to pieces. Where I come from letting prejudice guide behavior
is not considered good practice.
I suggest he run top or something similar, and actually *measure*
CPU utilization. If it is within normal operation (as I suspect
it is) then that's the end of the story.
If it isn't, then it's worth further investigation.
Suggesting actually *collecting information* rather than
*acting on knee-jerk prejudice* is usually considered
prudent, where I come from.
But then, I come from a background where if software
fails, one loses customers, because they don't have
a religious attachment to using it, and people care
about their reputations, and try to produce high
quality stuff, because they know the customers will
vote with their feet.
Mike
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