Binding or unbinding a process
You can bind a process to a processor or unbind a previously bound process.
You must have root user authority to bind or unbind a process
you do not own.
On multiprocessor systems, you can bind a process to a processor
or unbind a previously bound process from:
- SMIT
- command line Note: While binding a process to a processor might lead to improved performance for the bound process (by decreasing hardware-cache misses), overuse of this facility could cause individual processors to become overloaded while other processors are under used. The resulting bottlenecks could reduce overall throughput and performance. During normal operations, it is better to let the operating system assign processes to processors automatically, distributing system load across all processors. Bind only those processes that you know can benefit from being run on a single processor.
Binding or Unbinding a Process Tasks
| Task | SMIT Fast Path | Command or File |
|---|---|---|
| Binding a Process | smit bindproc | bindprocessor -q |
| Unbinding a Process | smit ubindproc | bindprocessor -u |