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DAnonymous1
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I noticed that even though BOINC is supposed to be lower priority and yield to other processes, it doesn't seem to completely do so. I have a Core 2 Duo, and it only yields one processor to Adobe Bridge CS3, which is able to use both processors. I checked this by snoozing BOINC, and Bridge's performance went up, and CPU usage from Bridge jumped from 40% (i.e. using one core) to about 80% (i.e. able to use both cores). With BOINC active, BOINC took up 50% of the CPU (i.e. one core) while Bridge was left with only one other core. Is there any way to make all processors yield to other processes, instead of simply one?
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Former Member
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That shouldn't happen.
I respectfully suggest this is a "feature" of Adobe Bridge CS3. BOINC uses the lowest possible priority. However, there is nothing BOINC can do if other programs base their multithreading decisions on actual processor use. Adobe. Ditched them ages ago.... I sympathise with people required to continue using their software. |
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Former Member
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A little thought provides an explanation: Bridge is supposed to be a low priority thing running in combination with other Adobe products. They probably discovered that it was conflicting with their own software, and came up with this feeble hack to prevent that.
(I have a low opinion of Adobe - can you tell?) |
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Former Member
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(I have a low opinion of Adobe - can you tell?) You're not the only one. |
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