Hey everyone! I'm looking for ways to limit the CPU usage of specific processes on my Linux system. I usually use a program called "BES Battle Encoder Shirasé" on Windows, which lets me set a maximum percentage of CPU a process can use. This is super helpful for tasks like video encoding or heavy simulations, as it allows me to keep the system responsive for other activities like gaming or browsing. Since I'm primarily using Fedora, are there any similar tools or methods you would recommend for Linux?
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Try using TLP; it's a powerful tool that can help manage CPU usage and power on your system. It has lots of options for optimizing performance.
Have you thought about adjusting the priority of the processes? It doesn’t limit CPU usage exactly, but you can reduce the priority, which might help with responsiveness.
Yeah, but lowering priority isn't the same. The process can still hit 100% CPU, and that can make other programs less responsive.