> Real time applications can also benefit from this; if I can
> get all the random stuff out of the way so that I know the
> important, timing-sensitive thingie in CPU1 will always
> get it, bonus points! ...
Not really, during load your reserved cpu will now have to wait longer
for shared resources instead of helping make progress, bringing down the
performance of all your applications including the 'realtime' one.
Zwane
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