CPULIMIT is a very good utility, this can be utilized for limiting the cpu usage of a process. Limits are expressed in percentage, not in cpu time. This does not act on the nice value or other scheduling priority , but on the real cpu usage. System administrators can effectively use this for avoiding there headace. The % limit from 0-100 for single processor 0-200 for dual processor.
How to install cpulimit in Ubuntu / Debian
Open a Terminal and Type the following command to install cpulimit:
$ sudo apt-get install cpulimit
Usage
To limit CPU usage of the process called firefox to 40%, enter:
# cpulimit -e firefox -l 40
To limit CPU usage of the process to 40% by using its PID, enter:
# cpulimit -p 1313 -l 40
To find out PID of the process use any of the following:
# ps -u shibu (list all process for the use shibu)
# ps aux | grep firefox
You can also use absolute path name of the executable, enter:
# cpulimit -P /opt/firefox/firebox -l 40
Where,
* -p : Process PID.
* -e : Process name.
* -l : percentage of CPU allowed from 0 to 100 for singe processor.
* -P: absolute path name of the executable program file.
