just one

[Net Llama!]

On Wed, 22 Nov 2006, Vu Pham wrote:
> For a system with more than one CPU, is it possible, under Linux booting
> with smp kernel, to limit some specific applications to run under just
> one CPU ?

Depends on the app.  Not all apps are even SMP aware, so in that case, 
they would only use one CPU regardless.

>
> My problem is my server has 4 CPUs. Besides other apps, this server has
> a small tool that requires very little cpu power and does not run very
> often and this tool is licensed by the number of CPUs.

I think you're screwed here, as the app would primarily decide how many 
CPUs it could use.

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