inevolin/k8s-cpu-limits-analyzed

Kubernetes CPU limits make your apps (very) slow and costly. CPU throttling analyzed, with proof.

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…fix is a bigger memory limit, but the actual cause is the CPU limit. Here's some simple proof: https://github.com/inevolin/k8s-cpu-limits-analyzed#how-cpu-...
comment by iljanevo · 2026-08-18 · in For the love of god stop using CPU limits in Kubernetes
…(cpu.weight in CGroups V2). CFS is scheduling based on these weights. There's a part about it: https://github.com/inevolin/k8s-cpu-limits-analyzed#3-withou...
comment by Sayrus · 2026-08-14 · in For the love of god stop using CPU limits in Kubernetes