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+package com.keuin.kbackupfabric.util;
+
+public class ThreadingUtil {
+    public static int getRecommendedThreadCount() {
+        int coreCount = Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors();
+
+        // if the cores are too few, we regress to single thread
+        if (coreCount <= 2)
+            return 1;
+
+        // we have multiple cores, but not too many
+        if (coreCount == 3)
+            return 2;
+
+        // if we have multiple core, but not too many, we use a half
+        if (coreCount <= 6) // 4, 5, 6 -> 3, 3, 4
+            return (coreCount + 2) / 2;
+
+        // cores are sufficient, we use almost all of them, except a fixed count remained for the OS
+        return coreCount - 2;
+    }
+}