A deep dive into CPU requests and limits in Kubernetes
What's this blog post about?
This post delves into the management of CPU resources in Kubernetes, specifically focusing on the effects of CPU requests and limits. It covers two policies for CPU allocation and limiting: the default policy (CFS quota) and the CPU Manager's static policy. The text also discusses how to reduce the risk of throttling and provides recommendations for specifying CPU requests and limits. Additionally, it introduces metrics that can be helpful in troubleshooting application performance issues related to throttling.
Company
Datadog
Date published
Dec. 7, 2023
Author(s)
Ara Pulido
Word count
3757
Hacker News points
None found.
Language
English