github.com/containers/podman/v5@v5.1.0-rc1/docs/source/markdown/options/cpus.container.md (about) 1 ####> This option file is used in: 2 ####> podman create, run, update 3 ####> If file is edited, make sure the changes 4 ####> are applicable to all of those. 5 #### **--cpus**=*number* 6 7 Number of CPUs. The default is *0.0* which means no limit. This is shorthand 8 for **--cpu-period** and **--cpu-quota**, therefore the option cannot be specified with 9 **--cpu-period** or **--cpu-quota**. 10 11 On some systems, changing the CPU limits may not be allowed for non-root 12 users. For more details, see 13 https://github.com/containers/podman/blob/main/troubleshooting.md#26-running-containers-with-resource-limits-fails-with-a-permissions-error 14 15 This option is not supported on cgroups V1 rootless systems.