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Cron Script to assign distinct CPU cores to Boinc jobs.
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boinc_autobalance.sh
#!/bin/bash
#This script assumes #BOINC <= #Cores. To fix this, use a modulo function.
CORE=0
pgrep -f "/usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxHeadless --comment boinc_" | while read -r pid ; do
taskset -a -pc "$CORE" "$pid" #This locks the VM to a specific core.
CORE=$((CORE+1)) #Use this without hyperthreading
#CORE=$((CORE+2)) #Use this with hyperthreading
done
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