> Linux will often still schedule kernel threads to run on those cores so they are not totally isolated.
Have a look at cpuset[0]. You can forcibly move kernel threads into a given set (even pinned threads), and then force that set onto whatever cores you want.
Have a look at cpuset[0]. You can forcibly move kernel threads into a given set (even pinned threads), and then force that set onto whatever cores you want.
[0] http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/online/pages/man7/cpuset...