[Puppet Users] Re: Magazine article comparing CPU usage of Puppet vs. Cfengine

tobyriddell
2010-02-23T17:59:45Z

> Also, this doesn''t seem to be CPU load, just time.  It took puppet
longer
> to apply a manifest than CFengine, I''m assuming they made the same
changes
> on both systems and had both CFengine and puppet correct the same
> differences.  Wall clocks != higher load.

The difference was found to be in CPU seconds, ''force cswitch''
(i.e.
CPU time quantum used up) was also measured and the ratios found were
similar.