Re^4: Is 100% CPU utilisation during a procees is aproblem?

Hi All, I am not able to reply on Corion's answer.. so please help me getting this clarification....as per his reply, it means that CPU usage on my linux machine is only around 25%. There is no problem with my script and I can go ahead with this?

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Re^5: Is 100% CPU utilisation during a procees is aproblem? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 26, 2014 at 12:51 UTC
Personally, if I had a 22-core machine available to me, I'd be very dissatisfied with only being able to make use of 4% of the available power. I'd definitely look to multi-thread the processing so as to spread the cpu-intensive part(s) of the processing over more cores and reduce the overall time taken. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]
Re^5: Is 100% CPU utilisation during a procees is aproblem? by Anonymous Monk on Nov 26, 2014 at 10:48 UTC
Yes, your script will be using 100% of one core, so if you have multiple cores, then the other cores won't be occupied. Your definition of a "problem" is still unclear - why shouldn't your script take 100% CPU? For a script that does a lot of CPU intensive stuff on a large input file that seems pretty normal to me.	[reply]
Re^5: Is 100% CPU utilisation during a procees is aproblem? by Anonymous Monk on Nov 26, 2014 at 10:53 UTC
Search the top documentation for "CPU" and try the "I" command to see the different ways CPU usage can be displayed.	[reply]