7 replies to this topic

[PixelToast]

i edited the bios to auto shutdown if there is no user input for 2 minutes
unless there is a startup file, and this only applies once so when you edit something and leave for two minutes it dosent erase your stuff
i have noticed this significantly reduces computer lag on my server, as most people just right click computers type ls and leave and the computer remains on forever eating resources

[ElvishJerricco]

A lot of people write programs that run in the background behind the shell. How is the shell supposed to not stop for that? Maybe a shell.setAutoShutdown() function to disable it if you want? Of course then if someone runs os.run({},"shell") for some reason you run into the problem again...

[GopherAtl]

ElvishJerricco, "unless there is a startup file" any program running background tasks almost certainly has a startup file.

Pixel, Not clear what you mean by "only applies once." Also, pastebin is no longer blocking us, so you can stop inciting panic and update your sig now.

[Cloudy]

You obviously have no idea how ComputerCraft works. The only resource a computer will use while it is not running is ticking any timers the computer has set once per tick. It honestly will cause no "lag" at all doing this. While a computer is not actually having any events fired, it will not run any Lua code at all.

Methinks you're seeing a benefit because you want to see a benefit.

[PixelToast]

and in the process of testing, i spawned around 200 computers
out of memory! i even allocated 2GB to it and my server crashes instantly

[Cloudy]

You were talking about lag, not memory. The two are different. Make your mind up?

[immibis]

Increased memory use could cause garbage collection to occur more often, causing lag.

[Cloudy]

No shit? Smart arse immibis saves the day again?

TL;DR - not gonna happen, get a better server.