Re: jit-lock-stealth-load

[Francesco Potorti`]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

   I wonder if there is some way we can make jit-lock gradually
   reduce its activities as the load moves above 100, turning off
   when it gets to around 150 or 200.

Turnng it off altogether is not wise.  My box currently runs
simulations that use many processes.  To keep the machine usable
(though slow) I keep those process at nice -20.  This makes thm run,
but I can use interactive programs.  My normal process load varies
between 4 and 15, depending on how many simulations I run.  I do not
want font lock stop working in this situation.

Maybe it is reasonable to slow it proportionally to the load, starting
with load = 0.5 or 0.7.