9 Apr
2007
9 Apr
'07
12:43 p.m.
I'm having trouble with a process taking too long, and holding up other processes.
Basically, the process produces a bitmap showing a map of the geographical position, with a number of feature plotted. Whilst this is going on, data from a GPS receiver is being displayed on screen. These are separate processes.
However, when the map is being produced, the data display freezes. Once the map is finished, the data display continues as if nothing happened.
I've tried running the mapping process under nice, with a priority value of 20 (minimum), but this has made no significant improvement. Is there a way to limit the processor time that a process can take - say specifying that the process cannot exceed 20% processor time?
Many thanks, Stuart
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Stuart Bailey BSc (hons) CEng CITP MBCS
LinuSoft (Owner)
Linux Specialist
(0845) 6583563
http://www.linusoft.co.uk
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