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CPU binding(3) | Hardware Locality (hwloc) | CPU binding(3) |
NAME¶
CPU binding -
Enumerations¶
enum hwloc_cpubind_flags_t { HWLOC_CPUBIND_PROCESS,
HWLOC_CPUBIND_THREAD, HWLOC_CPUBIND_STRICT,
HWLOC_CPUBIND_NOMEMBIND }
Functions¶
int hwloc_set_cpubind (hwloc_topology_t topology,
hwloc_const_cpuset_t set, int flags)
int hwloc_get_cpubind (hwloc_topology_t topology,
hwloc_cpuset_t set, int flags)
int hwloc_set_proc_cpubind (hwloc_topology_t topology,
hwloc_pid_t pid, hwloc_const_cpuset_t set, int flags)
int hwloc_get_proc_cpubind (hwloc_topology_t topology,
hwloc_pid_t pid, hwloc_cpuset_t set, int flags)
int hwloc_set_thread_cpubind (hwloc_topology_t topology,
hwloc_thread_t thread, hwloc_const_cpuset_t set, int flags)
int hwloc_get_thread_cpubind (hwloc_topology_t topology,
hwloc_thread_t thread, hwloc_cpuset_t set, int flags)
int hwloc_get_last_cpu_location (hwloc_topology_t topology,
hwloc_cpuset_t set, int flags)
int hwloc_get_proc_last_cpu_location (hwloc_topology_t
topology, hwloc_pid_t pid, hwloc_cpuset_t set, int flags)
Detailed Description¶
It is often useful to call hwloc_bitmap_singlify() first so that a single CPU remains in the set. This way, the process will not even migrate between different CPUs. Some operating systems also only support that kind of binding.
Note:
The most portable version that should be preferred over the others, whenever possible, is
hwloc_set_cpubind(topology, set, 0),
as it just binds the current program, assuming it is single-threaded, or
hwloc_set_cpubind(topology, set, HWLOC_CPUBIND_THREAD),
which binds the current thread of the current program (which may be multithreaded).
Note:
On some operating systems, CPU binding may have effects on memory binding, see HWLOC_CPUBIND_NOMEMBIND
Running lstopo --top can be a very convenient tool to check how binding actually happened.
Enumeration Type Documentation¶
enum hwloc_cpubind_flags_t¶
Process/Thread binding flags. These bit flags can be used to refine the binding policy.
The default (0) is to bind the current process, assumed to be single-threaded, in a non-strict way. This is the most portable way to bind as all operating systems usually provide it.
Note:
Enumerator:
- HWLOC_CPUBIND_PROCESS
- Bind all threads of the current (possibly) multithreaded process.
- HWLOC_CPUBIND_THREAD
- Bind current thread of current process.
- HWLOC_CPUBIND_STRICT
- Request for strict binding from the OS. By default, when the designated CPUs are all busy while other CPUs are idle, operating systems may execute the thread/process on those other CPUs instead of the designated CPUs, to let them progress anyway. Strict binding means that the thread/process will _never_ execute on other cpus than the designated CPUs, even when those are busy with other tasks and other CPUs are idle.
Note:
When retrieving the binding of a process, this flag checks whether all its threads actually have the same binding. If the flag is not given, the binding of each thread will be accumulated.
Note:
- HWLOC_CPUBIND_NOMEMBIND
- Avoid any effect on memory binding. On some operating systems, some CPU binding function would also bind the memory on the corresponding NUMA node. It is often not a problem for the application, but if it is, setting this flag will make hwloc avoid using OS functions that would also bind memory. This will however reduce the support of CPU bindings, i.e. potentially return -1 with errno set to ENOSYS in some cases.
This flag is only meaningful when used with functions that set the CPU binding. It is ignored when used with functions that get CPU binding information.
Function Documentation¶
int hwloc_get_cpubind (hwloc_topology_ttopology, hwloc_cpuset_tset, intflags)¶
Get current process or thread binding. Writes into set the physical cpuset which the process or thread (according to flags) was last bound to.
int hwloc_get_last_cpu_location (hwloc_topology_ttopology, hwloc_cpuset_tset, intflags)¶
Get the last physical CPU where the current process or thread ran. The operating system may move some tasks from one processor to another at any time according to their binding, so this function may return something that is already outdated.
flags can include either HWLOC_CPUBIND_PROCESS or HWLOC_CPUBIND_THREAD to specify whether the query should be for the whole process (union of all CPUs on which all threads are running), or only the current thread. If the process is single-threaded, flags can be set to zero to let hwloc use whichever method is available on the underlying OS.
int hwloc_get_proc_cpubind (hwloc_topology_ttopology, hwloc_pid_tpid, hwloc_cpuset_tset, intflags)¶
Get the current physical binding of process pid. Note:
HWLOC_CPUBIND_THREAD can not be used in flags.
As a special case on Linux, if a tid (thread ID) is supplied instead of a pid (process ID), the binding for that specific thread is returned.
int hwloc_get_proc_last_cpu_location (hwloc_topology_ttopology, hwloc_pid_tpid, hwloc_cpuset_tset, intflags)¶
Get the last physical CPU where a process ran. The operating system may move some tasks from one processor to another at any time according to their binding, so this function may return something that is already outdated.
Note:
As a special case on Linux, if a tid (thread ID) is supplied instead of a pid (process ID) and HWLOC_CPUBIND_THREAD is passed in flags, the binding for that specific thread is returned.
int hwloc_get_thread_cpubind (hwloc_topology_ttopology, hwloc_thread_tthread, hwloc_cpuset_tset, intflags)¶
Get the current physical binding of thread tid. Note:
HWLOC_CPUBIND_PROCESS can not be used in flags.
int hwloc_set_cpubind (hwloc_topology_ttopology, hwloc_const_cpuset_tset, intflags)¶
Bind current process or thread on cpus given in physical bitmap set. Returns:
-1 with errno set to EXDEV if the binding cannot be enforced
int hwloc_set_proc_cpubind (hwloc_topology_ttopology, hwloc_pid_tpid, hwloc_const_cpuset_tset, intflags)¶
Bind a process pid on cpus given in physical bitmap set. Note:
HWLOC_CPUBIND_THREAD can not be used in flags.
int hwloc_set_thread_cpubind (hwloc_topology_ttopology, hwloc_thread_tthread, hwloc_const_cpuset_tset, intflags)¶
Bind a thread thread on cpus given in physical bitmap set. Note:
HWLOC_CPUBIND_PROCESS can not be used in flags.
Author¶
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