Assigning a thread to specific CPU core

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AFAIK, it is possible to assign a thread to a CPU core in Linux. (see this). But, my question is can I achieve this functionality using boost and if it is possible, then how? Please, also not that OS can decide which is better for me, but assume that I want to control this behavior in my design.

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 03 '11 at 13:51

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Boost is meant to be a cross platform library while the question you linked to points toward a OS specific implementation which to my knowledge is the only way to do what you are asking.

answered Feb 03 '11 at 13:51

Andrew White

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 05 '11 at 22:33

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In Windows OS you can use SetThreadAffinityMask API call for this. I don't see how boost fits in what you need.

answered Feb 05 '11 at 22:33

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 03 '11 at 13:56

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The topic is called "thread affinity", you could find the response by searching for this plus your exact operating system version.

answered Feb 03 '11 at 13:56

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Assigning a thread to specific CPU core

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