I had an application vendor tell me that I could set memory affinity for a processor. In other words if I had 8GB of memory in a two processor box I could set 4 GB per processor or 6 to one processor and 2 to the other instead of all 8 being availble to which ever processor needed it. Is this true and if so how do I set it? Andrew

In the sacred domain of comp.os.linux.setup, Andrew Madsen <andrew.madsen@harley-davidson.com> didnst hastily scribble thusly: > I had an application vendor tell me that I could set memory affinity for a > processor. In other words if I had 8GB of memory in a two processor box I > could set 4 GB per processor or 6 to one processor and 2 to the other > instead of all 8 being availble to which ever processor needed it. Is this > true and if so how do I set it? Think that's strictly up to the bios. Some motherboards might have the option, some not... Suppose it's POSSIBLE it might be a kernel option, but I think bios is more likely. -- | |What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack| | spike1@freenet.co.uk |in the ground beneath a giant boulder, which you| | |can't move, with no hope of rescue. | |Andrew Halliwell BSc(hons)|Consider how lucky you are that life has been | | in |good to you so far... | | Computer Science | -The BOOK, Hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy.|

In article <kmhau4-d36.ln1@ridcully.ntlworld.com>, spike1@freenet.co.uk wrote: >In the sacred domain of comp.os.linux.setup, >Andrew Madsen <andrew.madsen@harley-davidson.com> didnst hastily scribble > thusly: >> I had an application vendor tell me that I could set memory affinity for a >> processor. Where would you set it? >>In other words if I had 8GB of memory in a two processor box I >> could set 4 GB per processor or 6 to one processor and 2 to the other >> instead of all 8 being availble to which ever processor needed it. Is this >> true and if so how do I set it? > >Think that's strictly up to the bios. >Some motherboards might have the option, some not... > >Suppose it's POSSIBLE it might be a kernel option, but I think bios is more >likely. > -- Get yourself the most powerful tool for usenet you ever heard of. Version 4.0.1 Hail Democracy Release has been released. Important feature additions and various improvements and optimizations. Web page: http://newsmaestro.sourceforge.net/ or http://tarkus01.by.ru/ NewsMaestro download page: http://newsmaestro.sourceforge.net/Download_Information.htm

"Chris Cox" <notccox@notairmail.net> wrote in message news:13h6lml7anfee79@corp.supernews.com... > Andrew Madsen wrote: >> I had an application vendor tell me that I could set memory affinity for >> a >> processor. In other words if I had 8GB of memory in a two processor box I >> could set 4 GB per processor or 6 to one processor and 2 to the other >> instead of all 8 being availble to which ever processor needed it. Is >> this >> true and if so how do I set it? >> >> Andrew >> >> > > man numactl Great!! Thank you. Heavy reading but it looks like the ticket.