Strange CPU usage between guests
Posted: 3. Oct 2007, 09:59
Hi, I have VBox 1.5.0 on XP host.
2 guests, XP and Linux, both idling at 0%. Additions installed.
When I stress Linux guest with compiling etc, hosts task manager says CPU usage is:
VirtualBox.exe 50-80% (Linux guest)
VirtualBox.exe 20-50% (XP guest)
When I stress XP guest, the usage looks normal:
VirtualBox.exe 0% (Linux guest)
VirtualBox.exe 99% (XP guest)
Why does the usage of Linux guest affect the XP process? Is this a bug or some architecture stuff I missed? The Linux guest does seem sluggish when compiling stuff etc compared to VMware.
2 guests, XP and Linux, both idling at 0%. Additions installed.
When I stress Linux guest with compiling etc, hosts task manager says CPU usage is:
VirtualBox.exe 50-80% (Linux guest)
VirtualBox.exe 20-50% (XP guest)
When I stress XP guest, the usage looks normal:
VirtualBox.exe 0% (Linux guest)
VirtualBox.exe 99% (XP guest)
Why does the usage of Linux guest affect the XP process? Is this a bug or some architecture stuff I missed? The Linux guest does seem sluggish when compiling stuff etc compared to VMware.