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When two tasks are running at the same priority, can a ratio of CPU usage between the two be specified?

Developing for BeOS:
BeOS Internals

FAQ Number:
FAQ-0079

Last Modified:
2/3/98

Keywords:
BeOS, Developing, Internals, program, task, priority, performance, thread, ratio

No, you cannot set the ratio. Given two CPU intensive tasks (i.e., non-blocking) with the same priority, they will get approximately the same CPU time. That is, the ratio is basically .50/.50, although other factors (such as other running threads) will generally cause this to be slightly different.

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When two tasks are running at the same priority, can a ratio of CPU usage between the two be specified?