Determine whether a task is getting all the CPU cycles of a processor

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If an important task is processor limited, one would like to make sure that task is getting as much processor time as possible and other tasks are not delaying the execution of the important task. The SystemTap example script cycle_thief.stp (either in /usr/share/doc/systemtap*/examples/process/cycle_thief.stp or /usr/s...

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