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      if usage[:cpu] > BEGIN_RENICE_CPU_THRESHOLD
        nice = (instance[:nice] || 0) + 1
        if nice < MAX_RENICE_VALUE
          instance[:nice] = nice
          @logger.info("Lowering priority on CPU bound process(#{instance[:name]}), new value:#{nice}")
          %x[renice  #{nice} -u #{instance[:secure_user]}]
        end
      end