[tor-relays] How effective is "NumCPUs"?

Alexander Dietrich alexander at dietrich.cx
Fri Jan 24 12:05:16 UTC 2014


Sebastian, Jobiwan, Moritz, thanks for your responses!

It seems like the machine might be able to utilize its 100 Mbit link 
with only one process, but running two processes is definitely a safe 
bet. So I guess I'll do that.

Best regards,
Alexander
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On 2014-01-24 10:49, Alexander Dietrich wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> a relay I'm running is currently at about 0.80 load average. It has a
> dual-core CPU and I have configured "NumCPUs 2". I'm still in the
> process of finding the bandwidth limit.
> 
> Should I keep increasing "RelayBandwidthRate" on the single Tor
> process, or is it a better idea to start a second process?
> 
> (Also, does a second process need its own identity, or can it use the
> existing one?)
> 
> Best regards,
> Alexander
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