On 09.03.2015, stan wrote: > But, when I run a compile job with -j6, in order to allow all six cores > to be used, it limits the total amount of usage to 100% of a *single* > core. So, it might use all six cores, but the sum of the percentages > on those six cores is always around 100% of one core. This is from > htop output. This is the CPU scheduler not maximizing usage. Try this next time: nice -n -20 make -j6 Or choose any nice level which fits better for you, "man nice". -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org