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diff --git a/Help/prop_test/PROCESSORS.rst b/Help/prop_test/PROCESSORS.rst index 763b6d003..a927c1078 100644 --- a/Help/prop_test/PROCESSORS.rst +++ b/Help/prop_test/PROCESSORS.rst @@ -1,8 +1,16 @@ PROCESSORS ---------- -How many process slots this test requires +Set to specify how many process slots this test requires. +If not set, the default is ``1`` processor. Denotes the number of processors that this test will require. This is typically used for MPI tests, and should be used in conjunction with -the ctest_test PARALLEL_LEVEL option. +the :command:`ctest_test` ``PARALLEL_LEVEL`` option. + +This will also be used to display a weighted test timing result in label and +subproject summaries in the command line output of :manual:`ctest(1)`. The wall +clock time for the test run will be multiplied by this property to give a +better idea of how much cpu resource CTest allocated for the test. + +See also the :prop_test:`PROCESSOR_AFFINITY` test property. |