Hi... :) Sorry for jumping in... On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 3:09 AM, Manavendra Nath Manav <mnm.kernel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: ...... >If we can set scheduler() process affinity to one single > core, will it affect the measurements and predictability of context > switches? I think it will affect, up to some unknown degree. On inter processor scheduling, there would happen cache remote invalidation and process task_struct transfer (IIRC process descripter is per cpu). -- regards, Mulyadi Santosa Freelance Linux trainer and consultant blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies