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Re: [Xen-users] default CPU for 2nd domain...

Subject: Re: [Xen-users] default CPU for 2nd domain...
From: David <xendev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:21:07 -0400
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Hi,

> The default CPU for the first domU is wrong for SMP machines. Dead wrong
> if there are only the two domains.  dom0 and the first domU end up on
> hyperthreads of the first CPU. At least under 2.0.5 .... and I frankly
> didn't realize that XEN doesn't seem to move domains between "CPUs". Once
> a domain has been assigned a "CPU" it is stuck there until/unless someone
> moves it with "xm pincpu"
>
> You can have two busy dom's sharing one CPU and the other CPU effectively
> idle. I hope and believe this will be fixed under 3.0 ?
>

Does anybody know for certain if 3.0 will have a more intelligent CPU balancing system?

Thanks,
David


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