>
> Hi all,
>
> Is there any plan to implement the following functionality in the linux
> kernel (ProPack 1.x) ?
>
> 1. MP_MUSTRUN : Assigns the calling process to run on a specified
> processor
> 2. MP_EMPOWER: Empower a specified processor to run any unrestricted
> processes.
> 3. MP_RESTRICT: Restrict a specified processor from running any
> other processes.
> 4.MP_RUNANYWHERE_PID: Frees a specified process to run on any
> processor.
>
> Thanks,
> Greg.
>
> --
> Gregoire Banderet email: gregb@xxxxxxx
> Diagnostics S/W Engineer vmail: 476-3442
> sgi, Ch. des Rochettes 2 phone: [++41](0)32 843 3442
> 2016 Cortaillod, Switzerland
>
No.
I have heard before that mfg would like to see some of these system
calls implemented for system testing purposes, but that thread of
discussion was not followed thru by requestors to convince engineering
to do the work. In any case, these types of system calls will not make
it into Linux 2.4.
Kanoj
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