Description

If an executable exceeds the specified CPU usage limit, it will alert the user with a short sine wave at a frequency of 440 Hz

Installation

1. Install the necessary libpulse-dev package:

• On Ubuntu/Debian:
  sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install libpulse-dev
• On CentOS/Red Hat:
  sudo yum install epel-release; sudo yum install pulseaudio-libs-devel

2. Place both cpu_usage_alert.c and play_sound.c in the same directory, and then compile them

3. Compilation: gcc cpu_usage_alert.c play_sound.c -o cpu_usage_alert `pkg-config --cflags --libs libpulse-simple` -lm

Usage

After successful compilation, you will get the cpu_usage_alert binary. Place it in your $PATH or run it directly from the directory.

Run the program as follows:

cpu_usage_alert  pid_of_executable  cpu_limit_in_decimal  polling_frequency_in_seconds

When the executable equals or exceeds the specified CPU usage limit, the program will produce a short sound and display the current usage percentage in the console.