[Twisted-Python] using spread/perspective broker

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> 
> Use one process, and any CPU intensive in a thread pool? If the CPU
> intensive bit involves C code it will use multiple CPUs.
> 

There really isn't anything cpu intensive.  The application is a
simple line based protocol with ssl that accepts multiple requests per
session to keep the ssl connection startup overhead to a minimum.  It
does some string formatting, an https POST to another server, a couple
of database queries, and it's done.  I was throwing around 100
transactions per second at it and it wasn't even using 1% of the cpu.

 After thinking about this I've decided not to worry so much about the
perception some people might have.

When you say C code will use multiple cpu's, do you mean that if a
module is written in C, it no longer uses the GIL?  I seem to remember
something along these lines but I haven't looked into all the details
of when the GIL comes into play and when it doesn't.

Chris