Setting the priority a WebStart app

[Alistair Atkinson]

Hi,

Does anybody know a way, or indeed if it is possible, to set the priority
level of a WebStart application? Or, of the JVM launched to run the
application?

I have developed a distributed system which has small WebStart apps running
on a reasonably large number of workstations. I would like the JVM running
these apps to be running at a lower priority to that when a user needs to
use a computer they don't notice a serious performance loos as a result of
the WebStart app.

Regards,
Alistair

 

[Alistair Atkinson]

Hi,

Does anybody know a way, or indeed if it is possible, to set the priority
level of a WebStart application? Or, of the JVM launched to run the
application?

I have developed a distributed system which has small WebStart apps
running on a reasonably large number of workstations. I would like the JVM
running these apps to be running at a lower priority to that when a user
needs to use a computer they don't notice a serious performance loss as a
result of the WebStart app.

Regards,
Alistair

OK I gather nobody has any information on this topic

So, more generally, can anybody offer any advice on ways to make Java
applications less intrusive in terms of performance? I am aware of some
mechanisms using JNI, however I want to preserve platform neutrality as
much as possible.

Any help much appreciated.

Alistair

 

[Dale King]

OK I gather nobody has any information on this topic

So, more generally, can anybody offer any advice on ways to make Java
applications less intrusive in terms of performance? I am aware of some
mechanisms using JNI, however I want to preserve platform neutrality as
much as possible.

Any help much appreciated.

I don't see what your issue is. While you may not be able to control the
priority of the thread which invokes the main method you have control over
the priority of any threads you create.

 

[Roedy Green]

I don't see what your issue is. While you may not be able to control the
priority of the thread which invokes the main method you have control over
the priority of any threads you create.
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How about Thread.currentThread().setPriority

 

[Roedy Green]

to set the priority

there is Thread.setPriority.

 

[Alistair Atkinson]

How about Thread.currentThread().setPriority
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Thanks, I will give this a try.

Alistair