Provided by: libcpuset1_1.0-6_amd64 bug

NAME

       cpuset, cpuset_version, cpuset_pin, cpuset_size, cpuset_where, cpuset_unpin, cpuset_alloc,
       cpuset_free,   cpuset_cpus_nbits,   cpuset_mems_nbits,   cpuset_setcpus,   cpuset_setmems,
       cpuset_set_iopt,   cpuset_set_sopt,  cpuset_getcpus,  cpuset_getmems,  cpuset_cpus_weight,
       cpuset_mems_weight, cpuset_get_iopt, cpuset_get_sopt, cpuset_localcpus,  cpuset_localmems,
       cpuset_cpumemdist,   cpuset_cpu2node,   cpuset_addr2node,   cpuset_create,  cpuset_delete,
       cpuset_query, cpuset_modify, cpuset_getcpusetpath, cpuset_cpusetofpid,  cpuset_mountpoint,
       cpuset_collides_exclusive,    cpuset_nuke,   cpuset_init_pidlist,   cpuset_pidlist_length,
       cpuset_get_pidlist,        cpuset_freepidlist,        cpuset_move,        cpuset_move_all,
       cpuset_move_cpuset_tasks,     cpuset_migrate,     cpuset_migrate_all,     cpuset_reattach,
       cpuset_open_memory_pressure,  cpuset_read_memory_pressure,   cpuset_close_memory_pressure,
       cpuset_c_rel_to_sys_cpu,         cpuset_c_sys_to_rel_cpu,         cpuset_c_rel_to_sys_mem,
       cpuset_c_sys_to_rel_mem,         cpuset_p_rel_to_sys_cpu,         cpuset_p_sys_to_rel_cpu,
       cpuset_p_rel_to_sys_mem,           cpuset_p_sys_to_rel_mem,          cpuset_get_placement,
       cpuset_equal_placement,    cpuset_free_placement,    cpuset_fts_open,     cpuset_fts_read,
       cpuset_fts_reverse,     cpuset_fts_rewind,    cpuset_fts_get_path,    cpuset_fts_get_stat,
       cpuset_fts_get_cpuset,   cpuset_fts_get_errno,   cpuset_fts_get_info,    cpuset_fts_close,
       cpuset_cpubind,       cpuset_latestcpu,      cpuset_membind,      cpuset_get_cpu_affinity,
       cpuset_set_cpu_affinity,    cpuset_get_mem_affinity,     cpuset_export,     cpuset_import,
       cpuset_function
        - Library for managing CPU and Memory placement.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <bitmask.h>
       #include <cpuset.h>

       cc ... -lcpuset

   Basic cpuset routines
       int cpuset_pin(int relcpu);
       int cpuset_size();
       int cpuset_where();
       int cpuset_unpin();

   Basic cpuset routines (Fortran interface)
       include 'cpusetf.h'
       integer relcpu

       irtn = cpuset_pin(relcpu)
       irtn = cpuset_size()
       irtn = cpuset_unpin()
       irtn = cpuset_where()

   Cpuset library version.
       int cpuset_version();

   Allocate and free `struct cpuset *`:
       struct cpuset *cpuset_alloc();
       void cpuset_free(struct cpuset *cp);

   Lengths of CPUs and Memory Nodes bitmasks - use to alloc them:
       int cpuset_cpus_nbits();
       int cpuset_mems_nbits();

   Set various attributes of a cpuset:
       int cpuset_setcpus(struct cpuset *cp, const struct bitmask *cpus);
       void cpuset_setmems(struct cpuset *cp, const struct bitmask *mems);
       int cpuset_set_iopt(struct cpuset *cp, const char *optname, int val);
       int cpuset_set_sopt(struct cpuset *cp, const char *optname, const char *val);

   Query various attributes of a cpuset:
       int cpuset_getcpus(const struct cpuset *cp, struct bitmask *cpus);
       int cpuset_getmems(const struct cpuset *cp, struct bitmask *mems);
       int cpuset_cpus_weight(const struct cpuset *cp);
       int cpuset_mems_weight(const struct cpuset *cp);
       int cpuset_get_iopt(const struct cpuset *cp, const char *optname);
       const char *cpuset_get_sopt(const struct cpuset *cp, const char *optname);

   Local CPUs and Memory Nodes:
       int cpuset_localcpus(const struct bitmask *mems, struct bitmask *cpus);
       int cpuset_localmems(const struct bitmask *cpus, struct bitmask *mems);
       unsigned int cpuset_cpumemdist(int cpu, int mem);
       int cpuset_cpu2node(int cpu);
       int cpuset_addr2node(void *addr);

   Create, delete, query, modify, list and examine cpusets:
       int cpuset_create(const char *path, const struct *cp);
       int cpuset_delete(const char *path);
       int cpuset_query(struct cpuset *cp, const char *path);
       int cpuset_modify(const char *path, const struct *cp);
       char *cpuset_getcpusetpath(pid_t pid, char *buf, size_t size);
       int cpuset_cpusetofpid(struct cpuset *cp, int pid);
       const char *cpuset_mountpoint();
       int cpuset_collides_exclusive(const char *cpusetpath, const struct cpuset *cp);
       int cpuset_nuke(const char *path, unsigned int seconds);

   List tasks (pids) currently attached to a cpuset:
       struct cpuset_pidlist *cpuset_init_pidlist(const char *path, int recurse);
       int cpuset_pidlist_length(const struct cpuset_pidlist *pl);
       pid_t cpuset_get_pidlist(const struct cpuset_pidlist *pl, int i);
       void cpuset_freepidlist(struct cpuset_pidlist *pl);

   Attach tasks to cpusets:
       int cpuset_move(pid_t p, const char *path);
       int cpuset_move_all(struct cpuset_pid_list *pl, const char *path);
       int cpuset_move_cpuset_tasks(const char *fromrelpath, const char *torelpath);
       int cpuset_migrate(pid_t pid, const char *path);
       int cpuset_migrate_all(struct cpuset_pid_list *pl, const char *path);
       int cpuset_reattach(const char *path);

   Monitor memory pressure caused by tasks in a cpuset:
       int cpuset_open_memory_pressure(const char *cpusetpath);
       int cpuset_read_memory_pressure(int han);
       void cpuset_close_memory_pressure(int han);

   Converting relative and system CPU and Memory Node numbers:
       int cpuset_c_rel_to_sys_cpu(const struct cpuset *cp, int relcpu);
       int cpuset_c_sys_to_rel_cpu(const struct cpuset *cp, int cpu);
       int cpuset_c_rel_to_sys_mem(const struct cpuset *cp, int relmem);
       int cpuset_c_sys_to_rel_mem(const struct cpuset *cp, int mem);
       int cpuset_p_rel_to_sys_cpu(pid_t pid, int relcpu);
       int cpuset_p_sys_to_rel_cpu(pid_t pid, int cpu);
       int cpuset_p_rel_to_sys_mem(pid_t pid, int relmem);
       int cpuset_p_sys_to_rel_mem(pid_t pid, int mem);

   Placement operations for detecting cpuset migration:
       struct cpuset_placement *cpuset_get_placement(pid_t pid);
       int cpuset_equal_placement(const struct cpuset_placement *plc1,
                const struct cpuset_placement *plc2);
       void cpuset_free_placement(struct cpuset_placement *plc);

   Traverse a cpuset hierarchy:
       struct cpuset_fts_tree *cpuset_fts_open(const char *cpusetpath);
       const struct cpuset_fts_entry *cpuset_fts_read(
                          struct cpuset_fts_tree *cs_tree);
       void cpuset_fts_reverse(struct cpuset_fts_tree *cs_tree);
       void cpuset_fts_rewind(struct cpuset_fts_tree *cs_tree);
       const char *cpuset_fts_get_path(
                          const struct cpuset_fts_entry *cs_entry);
       const struct stat *cpuset_fts_get_stat(
                          const struct cpuset_fts_entry *cs_entry);
       const struct cpuset *cpuset_fts_get_cpuset(
                          const struct cpuset_fts_entry *cs_entry);
       int cpuset_fts_get_errno(
                          const struct cpuset_fts_entry *cs_entry);
       int cpuset_fts_get_info(
                          const struct cpuset_fts_entry *cs_entry);
       void cpuset_fts_close(struct cpuset_fts_tree *cs_tree);

   Bind to a CPU or Memory Node within the current cpuset:
       int cpuset_cpubind(int cpu);
       int cpuset_latestcpu(pid_t pid);
       int cpuset_membind(int mem);

   Export settings to and import from Text Representation:
       int cpuset_export(const struct cpuset *cp, char *buf, int buflen);
       int cpuset_import(struct cpuset *cp, const char *file,
                int *errlinenum_ptr, char *errmsg_bufptr, int errmsg_buflen);

   Calling [optional] cpuset_* API routines:
       cpuset_function(const char *function_name);

DESCRIPTION

       Cpusets  are  named  subsets  of  a  systems CPUs and Memory Nodes.  On large SMP and NUMA
       systems, it is commonly necessary to control which processes and threads can run on  which
       CPUs  and Memory Nodes.  Such placement can be used to improve overall system performance,
       and to manage system utilization in accordance with appropriate policies.

       This cpuset library provides the mechanisms needed to create, destroy and manage  cpusets,
       and to control the placement of processes and threads within cpusets.

       Though  this library has many functions, most applications using it will only need the few
       functions in the Basic Cpuset API.  These basic functions enable an application to  manage
       CPU and Memory placement on SMP and NUMA systems within existing cpusets.

       The  Advanced  Cpuset  API provides support for creating, destroying and managing cpusets,
       and for more complex placement within cpusets.  Workload managers,  batch  processors  and
       other system services can use the Advanced Cpuset API in order to manage cpusets across an
       entire system, or a dedicated portion of a system.

       All functions are part of the same library, and fully  interoperable.   A  system  imposed
       permission  model  ensures  that  one  application will not be able to make changes to the
       cpusets or placement of other applications, outside of its currently allowed cpuset.

   Basic Cpuset API
       The Basic Cpuset API provides functions usable from C for processor and  memory  placement
       within a cpuset.

       The  basic  functions  enable  an application to place various threads of its execution on
       specific CPUs within its current cpuset, and perform related functions such as asking  how
       large  the  current  cpuset  is,  and  on  which CPU within the current cpuset a thread is
       currently executing.

       The basic cpuset_pin(int relcpu) function uses cpuset relative numbering. In a cpuset of N
       CPUs, relcpu ranges from zero to N-1.  All functions in the Advanced Cpuset API use system
       wide CPU and Memory Node numbering, to provide a consistent numbering regardless of cpuset
       configuration.

       Memory placement is done automatically by the basic functions, local to the requested CPU.
       Threads may only be pinned on a single CPU, or unpinned and allowed the run of the  entire
       current cpuset. This avoids the need to allocate and free the bitmasks required to specify
       a set of several CPUs. The basic functions do not support creating  or  removing  cpusets,
       only  the  placement  of  threads  within  an  existing  cpuset.  This  avoids the need to
       explicitly allocate and free cpuset structures.  Operations  only  apply  to  the  current
       thread, avoiding the need to pass the process id of the thread to be affected.

   Basic Functions
       The Basic Cpuset API supports the following functions.

       int cpuset_pin(int relcpu);
              Pin  the  current  task  to execute only on the CPU relcpu, which is a relative CPU
              number within the current cpuset of that task. Also automatically  pin  the  memory
              allowed  to  be  used  by  the  current  task  to  the memory on that same node (as
              determined by the advanced cpuset_cpu2node() function).

       int cpuset_size();
              Return the number of CPUs in the current tasks cpuset.  The  relative  CPU  numbers
              that  are  passed  to  the  cpuset_pin()  function  and  that  are  returned by the
              cpuset_where() function, must be between 0 and N - 1  inclusive,  where  N  is  the
              value returned by cpuset_size().

       int cpuset_where();
              Return  the  CPU  number, relative to the current tasks cpuset, of the CPU on which
              the current task most recently executed. If a task is allowed to  execute  on  more
              than  one  CPU,  then there is no guarantee that the task is still executing on the
              CPU returned by cpuset_where, by the time that the user  code  obtains  the  return
              value.

       int cpuset_unpin();
              Remove the CPU and Memory pinning affects of any previous cpuset_pin call, allowing
              the current task to execute on any CPU in its current cpuset and to allocate memory
              on any Memory Node in its current cpuset.

ERRORS

       ENOSYS Invoked on an operating system kernel that does not support cpusets.

       ENODEV Invoked  on  a system that supports cpusets, but when the cpuset file system is not
              currently mounted at /dev/cpuset.

       ENOMEM Insufficient memory is available.

       EBUSY  Attempted cpuset_delete() on a cpuset with attached tasks.

       EBUSY  Attempted cpuset_delete() on a cpuset with child cpusets.

       ENOENT Attempted cpuset_create() in a parent cpuset that doesn't exist.

       EEXIST Attempted cpuset_create() for a cpuset that already exists.

       EEXIST Attempted to rename() a cpuset to a name that already exists

       ENOTDIR
              Attempted to rename() a non-existant cpuset.

       E2BIG  Attempted a write(2) system  call on a special cpuset file  with  a  length  larger
              than some kernel determined upper limit on the length of such writes.

       ESRCH  Attempted to cpuset_move() a non-existance task.

       EACCES Attempted to cpuset_move() a task which one lacks permission to move.

       EACCES Attempted to write(2) a memory_pressure file.

       ENOSPC Attempted to cpuset_move() a task to an empty cpuset.

       EINVAL The  relcpu  argument  to  cpuset_pin()  is  out  of  range  (not  between zero and
              cpuset_size() - 1).

       EINVAL Attempted to change a cpuset in  a  way  that  would  violate  a  cpu_exclusive  or
              mem_exclusive attribute of that cpuset or any of its siblings.

       EINVAL Attempted to write an empty cpus or mems bitmask to the kernel.  The kernel creates
              new cpusets (via mkdir) with empty cpus and mems, and the  user  level  cpuset  and
              bitmask  code  works  with  empty  masks.   But  the kernel will not allow an empty
              bitmask (no bits set) to be written to the special cpus and mems files of a cpuset.

       EIO    Attempted to write(2) a string to a cpuset tasks file that does not begin  with  an
              ASCII decimal integer.

       EIO    Attempted to rename(2) a cpuset outside of its current directory.

       ENOSPC Attempted to write(2) a list to a cpus file that did not include any online cpus.

       ENOSPC Attempted  to write(2) a list to a mems file that did not include any online memory
              nodes.

       EACCES Attempted to add a cpu or mem to a cpuset that is not already in its parent.

       EACCES Attempted to set cpu_exclusive or mem_exclusive on a cpuset whose parent lacks  the
              same setting.

       ENODEV The cpuset was removed by another task at the same time as a write(2) was attempted
              on one of the special files in the cpuset directory.

       EBUSY  Attempted to remove a cpu or mem from a cpuset that is also  in  a  child  of  that
              cpuset.

       EFAULT Attempted  to  read  or  write  a  cpuset file using a buffer that was outside your
              accessible address space.

       ENAMETOOLONG
              Attempted to read a /proc/pid/cpuset file for a cpuset path that  was  longer  than
              the kernel page size.

       ENAMETOOLONG
              Attempted  to  create  a  cpuset  whose  base  directory  name  was longer than 255
              characters.

       ENAMETOOLONG
              Attempted to create a cpuset whose full pathname including "/dev/cpuset" was longer
              than 4095 characters.

       ENXIO  Attempted  to  create a cpu_exclusive cpuset whose cpus covered just part of one or
              more physical processor packages, such as including just one of the two Cores on  a
              package.   For  Linux  kernel  version 2.6.16 on i386 and x86_64, this operation is
              rejected with this error to avoid a fatal kernel bug.  Otherwise, this is a  normal
              and supported operation.

       EINVAL Specified  a cpus or mems list to the kernel which included a range with the second
              number smaller than the first number.

       EINVAL Specified a cpus or mems list to the kernel which included an invalid character  in
              the string.

       ERANGE Specified  a  cpus or mems list to the kernel which included a number too large for
              the kernel to set in its bitmasks.

       ETIME  Time limit for cpuset_nuke() operation reached  without  successful  completion  of
              operation.

       ENOTEMPTY
              Tasks  remain after multiple attempts by cpuset_move_cpuset_tasks() to move them to
              a different cpuset.

       EPERM  Lacked permission to kill (send a signal to) a task.

       EPERM  Lacked permission to read a cpuset or its files.

       EPERM  Attempted to unlink a per-cpuset file.  Such files can not be unlinked.   They  can
              only  be  removed  by  removing  (rmdir) the directory representing the cpuset that
              contains these files.

   Advanced Cpuset API
       For additional documentation on cpusets, and for details of the all the  other,  advanced,
       routines, see /usr/share/doc/packages/libcpuset/libcpuset.html and
       /usr/share/doc/packages/libbitmask/libbitmask.html.  These same documents are available in
       plain    text    format     as     /usr/share/doc/packages/libcpuset/libcpuset.txt     and
       /usr/share/doc/packages/libbitmask/libbitmask.txt.

SEE ALSO

       libbitmask(3)

AUTHOR

       pj@sgi.com (Paul Jackson)