-----Original Message----- From: Andi Kleen [mailto:andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 11 February 2010 14:41 To: MacCana, Mike Cc: linux-numa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Possible man numactl error? >On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 02:26:14PM -0000, MacCana, Mike wrote: >> I've spotted what appears to be an inconsistency between man numactl >> and /proc & /sys. >> >> --physcpubind=cpus, -C cpus >> Only execute process on cpus. This accepts physical >> cpu numbers as shown in the processor fields of /proc/cpuinfo. >"physical CPU" in this case means CPUs as shown by cpuinfo, not APIC IDs or package ids or anything like that. > Perhaps the man page could be clarified (mostly for people who think too complicated like you :-) and yes perhaps it is better in this age with all kinds of virtual CPUs Thanks for the quick reply. I agree, the man page (and the long switch name) are confusing - I've never heard the term 'physical CPU' to mean anything other than a CPU die / package. Mike =============================================================================== Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.credit-suisse.com/legal/en/disclaimer_email_ib.html =============================================================================== -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-numa" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
