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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 8 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 1bbcaa8..8a8cb0c 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -995,13 +995,15 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file Format: <cpu number>,...,<cpu number> or - <cpu number>-<cpu number> (must be a positive range in ascending order) + <cpu number>-<cpu number> + (must be a positive range in ascending order) or a mixture <cpu number>,...,<cpu number>-<cpu number> + This option can be used to specify one or more CPUs to isolate from the general SMP balancing and scheduling - algorithms. The only way to move a process onto or off - an "isolated" CPU is via the CPU affinity syscalls. + algorithms. You can move a process onto or off an + "isolated" CPU via the CPU affinity syscalls or cpuset. <cpu number> begins at 0 and the maximum value is "number of CPUs in system - 1". |