Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:08:26 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:08:06 -0500 Received: from jalon.able.es ([212.97.163.2]:40630 "EHLO jalon.able.es") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:08:05 -0500 Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 21:37:26 +0100 From: "J . A . Magallon" To: Heiko.Carstens@de.ibm.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: CPU attachent and detachment in a running Linux system Message-ID: <20001211213726.A1750@werewolf.able.es> Reply-To: jamagallon@able.es In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT In-Reply-To: ; from Heiko.Carstens@de.ibm.com on Mon, Dec 11, 2000 at 15:03:47 +0100 X-Mailer: Balsa 1.0.0 Lines: 25 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 11 Dec 2000 15:03:47 Heiko.Carstens@de.ibm.com wrote: > > Recently I had some thoughts on how to realise CPU attachment and > detachment in a running Linux system (based on the 2.4 kernel). > > CPU attachment and detachment would make sense on an S/390 when there > are several Linuxes running, each in its own logical partition. This > way a CPU could be taken from one partition and be given to another > partition (e.g. dependent on the current workload) on the fly without > the need to reboot anything. > Perhaps the PSet project can help you, take a look at http://isunix.it.ilstu.edu/~thockin/pset/ I think it can be a good thing, now that linux has to manage with many CPUs. But i think it is discontinued. -- Juan Antonio Magallon Lacarta #> cd /pub mailto:jamagallon@able.es #> more beer Linux werewolf 2.2.18-vm #1 SMP Mon Dec 11 02:36:30 CET 2000 i686 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/