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On 08/04/2011 10:53 PM, Yung, Winson W wrote:
> Hi, I would like to know whether it is possible to offload everything (kernel threads/user apps) to cpu1...x so that I can force cpu0 go into idle?
>
> I can affinity all the interrupt to a different cpu by playing with the /proc/irq/irqx/smp_affinity, how about everything else?
>

You probably want the isolcpus boot option.

--Andy

> /Winson.