Ok - so maybe it is the ps command that I am not understanding

I set up a little program to fork two copies of itself up at the top and then in the main body, do nothing more than 

while (1) {
  print "I am only printing and sleeping\n";
  sleep 1;
}

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Performing a ps -el showed each processes' sz as though I had executed each one separately. Maybe I am using the wrong tool to determine how much total memory each process is taking away from the system.

I am going to look into POE as was suggested by adrianh, but it seems forking would be a whole lot easier. Is there a way for me to benchmark the difference in total process memory utilization between:

  • Launching each process individually with two separate args
  • Having one program fork itself with the two separate args
  • Re-writing with POE to only have one process do all the work

    Thanks for the insight and cheers - L~R

    In reply to Re: Re: Re: Re: 3 weeks wasted? - will threads help? by Limbic~Region
    in thread 3 weeks wasted? - will threads help? by Limbic~Region

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