How can I disable (and re-enable) CPU in SMP mode without a reboot?
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux supports cpu-hotplug
, such that multiple CPUs can be disabled and re-enabled without reboot.
In /sys/devices/system/cpu directory
, there are entries for all present cpu. There is an online
file under each directory which can control the process online/offline status logically. The online
file may not present in...
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