[compute-pressure] Does Compute Pressure Reflect OS-Level Speed Limit Changes Due to Throttling? (#228)

brycepj has just created a new issue for https://github.com/w3c/compute-pressure:

== Does Compute Pressure Reflect OS-Level Speed Limit Changes Due to Throttling? ==
I work on video conferencing software that is embedded within a much larger, CPU-intensive application. We frequently deal with performance and quality issues that can be traced back to speed-limit changes triggered by thermal throttling or power management.

Since the PressureObserver API currently (version 1) only supports the 'cpu' source, my question is whether compute pressure is calculated in a way that would reflect these throttling effects. In other words, if the operating system adjusts speed limits due to thermal or power constraints, would these changes be reflected in the compute pressure?

While I'm excited for the prospect of using other pressure sources in the future, I'm interested to understand if the compute pressure metric effectively serves as a catch-all, inclusive of the impacts from OS-level changes. I would appreciate any insights or clarifications.

Please view or discuss this issue at https://github.com/w3c/compute-pressure/issues/228 using your GitHub account


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Received on Friday, 28 July 2023 22:45:17 UTC