Is it possible to "hotplug" a CPU on a running Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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Issue

  • Is it possible to hotplug a CPU on a running Red Hat Enterprise Linux system?
  • How to dynamically enable or disable a CPU on a running system.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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