On linux there is taskset to put the super server on the prefered cpu http://forums.devshed.com/firebird-sql-development-61/how-to-configure-cpu-affinity-on-superserver-linux-873311.html
In theory we can unify the cpu affinity flags on Windows and Linux http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/online/pages/man3/pthread_setaffinity_np.3.html http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/online/pages/man2/sched_setaffinity.2.html I don't know if is worth it implemented but it could be useful to let 4 cores from 8 to work on firebird and the rest to be left to the webserver for example ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel