[cod] 1.41d ... server CPU load fixes.

[Luke]

That seems high, Peter. Is it just the game process using that much
CPU for 12 players - or is that the total CPU usage, including other
applications.

I would estimate that for your rig you might see 15-20% CPU usage
for 12 players..... maybe less.

Luke

Peter Schwartz said:
> Good Work on the Patch. Thanks guys.
>
> Just on another note, currently my server is a p42.6 with 1 Gb of
> RAM, on
> the server with about 12 ppl, the CPU usage is at 40-65% usage. We
> are
> currently going to upgrade, but would a duel xeon machane make a
> difference,
> and will it use both processors?
>
> Cheers
> Elmo
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Luke" <luke at techfreak.org>
> To: <cod at icculus.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 10:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [cod] 1.41d ... server CPU load fixes.
>
>
>> Ryan,
>>
>> Amazing turn around time on that. Thanks so much for going above
>> and
>> beyond. Since this isnt really a 'linux' issue you could've just
>> said 'take it up with Gray Matter'.
>>
>> I loaded the new binaries and they do appear to reduce the CPU
>> load
>> quite a bit - at least on an empty server (hey it is only 8am!).
>> My
>> dual-xeon went from a 5% cpu usage on an empty 30 person server to
>> 0-2% usage. Looks promising!
>>
>> Luke
>>
>> Ryan C. Gordon said:
>>>
>>> Here's a build that should fix the CPU loads on empty servers.
>>>
>>>    http://0day.icculus.org/cod/coduo-lnxded-1.41d.tar.bz2
>>>
>>> Please note that the CPU usage is going to go back up to the
>>> 1.41c
>>> range
>>> if every vehicle on the map is moving. Mostly the fix decides if
>>> it's
>>> worth recalculating a vehicle for a given frame, which means on
>>> empty
>>> servers you don't churn the CPU, and on servers where a vehicle
>>> isn't
>>> being used, it doesn't take processing time.
>>>
>>> Granted, I'm sure vehicles get widely used, so plan accordingly.
>>> We're
>>> looking into further optimizations, but this fix is a good win
>>> overall,
>>> and really good for the turnaround time.
>>>
>>> I didn't do this work; the patch came from Ryan (not me) at Gray
>>> Matter,
>>> who turned this out with a quickness. Everyone please send
>>> flowers
>>> and
>>> candy to him.
>>>
>>> --ryan.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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