Switching off a CPU of a multiple CPU machine

kravisudhakar · 12-26-2003, 06:49 AM

Hi

I wanted to find out the procedure if

1) a CPU in a multiple processor machine can be switched off at a OS level.
2) If I can bind a process to use a particular CPU whenever it starts.

Thanks and Regards,
K Ravi Sudhakar

Crito · 12-26-2003, 10:13 AM

Try to google on "linux affinity mask". Aw heck, here, I already did it for you:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6799