[X-Unix] limit cpu usage

[Michael Winter]

On Nov 26, 2004, at 9:06 AM, James Bucanek wrote:

> And I've never heard a compelling argument as to why an idle CPU 
> should be kept idle when you have a process that's ready to run.

The only reasons I've heard for doing this is to artificially slow down 
the processor to reduce power use on a portable running off a battery 
or to keep the processor running cooler. I've never had to consider 
doing this, but those are the reasons I've heard others mention.

-Mike