[PATCH] update 'isolcpus' kernel option
From: Li Zefan
Date: Mon Nov 03 2008 - 03:21:40 EST
cpuset can be used to move a process onto or off an isolated CPU.
Signed-off-by: Li Zefan <lizf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 8 +++++---
1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
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".
--
1.5.4.rc3
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