On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:21:31 +0200, scott wrote:

>> No, I'd say that it's because Linux is a bit more efficient in its use
>> of the processor.  I wouldn't expect to see 100% utilization unless I
>> was actually running a highly intensive application like POV-Ray that
>> actually needed the CPU.  Launching a program is kid's stuff - no
>> reason for that to suck 100% of the CPU.
> 
> Of course there is, if a certain amount of code needs to be executed by
> the CPU to "launch" the program, I want my OS to use 100% CPU until it's
> done. Whether that takes 0.01ms or 1 second, it should still use 100%
> CPU until it's done.  What on Earth is the reason not to?

If that program takes 100% of the CPU, then *nothing* else gets any CPU - 
other applications, the OS, etc.  Those things need resources, too.

Jim

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