> Also, there is a special kernel that helps out on running VMWare that > changes the default speed of the system timer, reducing the LA on the > host system especially if your guests are mostly idle. The kernel is > available for both 4 and 5. Please look at > http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=2189 for more info. Very interesting. Wasn't aware of that. Thanks for posting. Have you noticed tangible differences when running stock vs the kernels mentioned there? Ray