Add cpus_allowed option

[fio.git] / HOWTO

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@@ -472,6 +472,10 @@ cpumask=int        Set the CPU affinity of this job. The parameter given is a
                sched_setaffinity(2). This may not work on all supported
                operating systems or kernel versions.
 
                sched_setaffinity(2). This may not work on all supported
                operating systems or kernel versions.
 

+cpus_allowed=str Controls the same options as cpumask, but it allows a text
+               setting of the permitted CPUs instead. So to use CPUs 1 and
+               5, you would specify cpus_allowed=1,5.
+

 startdelay=int Start this job the specified number of seconds after fio
                has started. Only useful if the job file contains several
                jobs, and you want to delay starting some jobs to a certain
 startdelay=int Start this job the specified number of seconds after fio
                has started. Only useful if the job file contains several
                jobs, and you want to delay starting some jobs to a certain