Re: Inquiry: Should we remove "isolcpus= kernel boot option? (mayhave realtime uses)

[Mark Hounschell]

Paul Jackson wrote:
> Mark wrote:
>> What is an abonination, is that cpusets are equired for this type of 
>> isolation to begin with, even on a 2 processor machine.
> 
> Just to be sure I'm following you here, you stating that you
> want to be able to manipulate the isolated cpu map at runtime,
> not just with the boot option isolcpus, right? 
> Where this
> isolated cpu map works just fine even on systems which do
> not have cpusets configured, right?
>

Yes to both questions. However after reading Max and Peter's response, I
guess there is another, probably better or _only_, way to get what I really
need anyway so please don't consider my intrusion into this thread as a NAK.

I do not rely on this option as it is implemented. 

Regards
Mark
  



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