From b225d44e27521290faca2e0f9b1a4a8c74dc510a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Li Zefan Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 12:53:39 -0800 Subject: Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt: update 'isolcpus' kernel option cpuset can be used to move a process onto or off an isolated CPU. Signed-off-by: Li Zefan Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 1bbcaa8982b6..8a8cb0ccc5f4 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: ,..., or - - (must be a positive range in ascending order) + - + (must be a positive range in ascending order) or a mixture ,...,- + 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. begins at 0 and the maximum value is "number of CPUs in system - 1". -- cgit v1.2.3