diff --git a/scripts/task-isolation/README b/scripts/task-isolation/README
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+Helper scripts to check and set CPU isolation and execution of application in
+isolated CPU(s)
+
+Files:
+isolate-cpu.sh       isolates desired CPUs
+isolate-task.sh      uses isolate-cpu.sh to isolate CPUs before running
+                     the desired task. It also provides the possibility
+                     to trace kernel disturbance on the isolated CPUs.
+
+isolate-cpu.sh checks the kernel configuration and the kernel cmdline to
+ determine if one or several CPUs are isolated, i.e. it checks for;
+ CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL_ALL=y", and CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_ALL=y" in the kernel config
+ and rcu_nocbs,nohz_full in the kernel cmdline.
+ If the desired CPU(s) are not inte the above configuration, it warns but continues
+ to isolate the CPU(s) as much as possibe. The isolation is accomplished by
+ - Redirecting all IRQ's away from desired isolated cores
+ - Using cset (cpuset) to move all running processes and kernel threads
+   away from desired isolated cores
+
+isolate-task.sh uses isolate-cpu.sh to isolate desired CPU(s). In addition
+ it starts the supplied application on isolated CPU(s) and optionally traces
+ the isolated CPU(s) for kernel interaction.
diff --git a/scripts/task-isolation/isolate-cpu.sh b/scripts/task-isolation/isolate-cpu.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017, Linaro Limited
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:    BSD-3-Clause
+#
+# Script that passes command line arguments to odp_scheduling after,
+# optionally, isolating CPU
+#
+# This script isolates desired CPUS, i.e.
+# - Checks kernel cmdline and kernel config to determine
+#   if the environment is optimised for isolated task execution;
+# - Moves CPU interrupts, kernel threads, tasks etc. away from the
+#   targeted CPU.
+# *Note* CPU 0 cannot be isolated, i.e minimum 2 CPU's are required.
+
+
+print_usage() {
+cat <<-EOF
+$0 [-h] [-a] [-c <cpu list>] [-l] [-r] [-d]
+
+ Isolate CPU(s) from other tasks, kernel threads and IRQs
+ Args:
+  -h       Print this message
+  -a       Isolate all CPUs (except CPU 0)
+  -c       List of CPUs to be isolated.
+  -l       Show isolation proporties
+  -r       Reset isolation
+  -d       Show debug printouts
+
+ Examples:
+  Isolate all CPU(s) (except 0)
+  $0 -a
+
+  Isolate CPUs 1-3
+  $0 -c 1-3
+
+  Isolate CPUs 1 and 4
+  $0 -c 1,4
+EOF
+}
+
+dlog() {
+    [ $DEBUG ] && echo "$*"|| return 0
+}
+
+warn() {
+    printf "Warning: $*\n" >&2
+}
+
+die() {
+    printf "Error: $*\n" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+get_cpu_array() {
+    [ $1 ] || die "$FUNCNAME internal error!"
+
+    local cpus=""
+    local oifs="$IFS"
+    local a=$1;
+
+    IFS=,
+    a=$a;
+    IFS="$oifs"
+
+    for str in $a; do
+        if [[ $str == *[\-]* ]]; then
+            str=$(echo $str| sed 's/-/../g')
+            str=$(eval echo {$str})
+        fi
+
+        if [ "$cpus" != "" ]; then
+            cpus="$cpus $str"
+        else
+            cpus=$str
+        fi
+    done
+
+    echo $cpus
+}
+
+##
+# Check kernel config and kernel cmdline for rcu callbacs and no_hz
+# *Note* isolcpu= kernel cmdline option isolates CPUs from SMP balancing
+#        If needed, this can be done via
+#        cpusets/user/cpuset.sched_load_balance
+##
+check_kernel_config() {
+
+    eval $(grep -o 'nohz_full=[^ ]*' /proc/cmdline)
+
+    local configs="/proc/config.gz /boot/config-$(uname -r) /boot/config "
+    dlog "Looking for Kernel configs; $configs "
+    for config in $configs; do
+        if [ -e $config ]; then
+            dlog "Kenel configuration found:$config"
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+
+    local all_except_0="1-$(($(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) - 1))"
+    if [ -r $config ]; then
+        nohz_full=$(zgrep "CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL_ALL=y" $config  2>/dev/null) \
+            && nohz_full=$all_except_0
+    else
+        warn "Kernel config not found, only checking /proc/cmdline for"\
+             " isolation features."
+    fi
+
+    if ! [ "$nohz_full" ]; then
+        eval $(grep -o 'nohz_full=[^ ]*' /proc/cmdline)
+    fi
+
+    eval $(grep -o 'isolcpus=[^ ]*' /proc/cmdline)
+    if [ -z "$isolcpus" ]; then
+        warn "No CPU is isolated from kernel/user threads, isolcpus= is "\
+             "not set in kernel cmdline."
+    else
+        gbl_isolated_cpus=$isolcpus
+        export gbl_isolated_cpus
+    fi
+
+    if [ -z "$nohz_full" ]; then
+        warn "No CPU is isolated from kernel ticks, CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL_ALL=y" \
+             "  not set in kernel, nor nohz_full= set in kernel cmdline."
+    fi
+
+    for i in `pgrep rcu` ; do taskset -pc 0 $i >/dev/null; done
+
+    dlog "isolcpus:$isolcpus"
+    dlog "nohz_full:$nohz_full"
+    #dlog "rcu_nocbs:$rcu_nocbs"
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+cpus_valid() {
+    local cpus="$1"
+    local isolated=$2
+    local iarray=$(get_cpu_array $isolated)
+    local carray=$(get_cpu_array $cpus)
+
+    for c in $carray; do
+        for i in $iarray; do
+            if [ $i = $c ]; then
+                yah=$i
+            fi
+        done
+        [ -z "$yah" ] && return 1
+    done
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+check_prequesties() {
+    dlog "Checking prequesties; user is root, kernel has cpuset support,"\
+         " and commads; set, zgrep, getconf are available"
+    [ $UID -eq 0 ] || die "You need to be root!"
+    grep -q -s cpuset /proc/filesystems || die "Kernel does not support cpuset!"
+    which getconf > /dev/null 2>&1 || die "getconf command not found, please "\
+                                          "install getconf"
+    which cset > /dev/null 2>&1 || die "cset command not found, please "\
+                                       "install cpuset"
+    which zgrep > /dev/null 2>&1 || die "zgrep command not found, please "\
+                                        "install gzip"
+}
+
+shield_reset() {
+    cset shield -r >/dev/null 2>&1
+    sleep 0.1
+}
+
+shield_list() {
+    sets="/cpusets/*/"
+    for i in $sets ; do
+        if ! [ -e $i ]; then
+            continue
+        fi
+        printf "Domain %s cpus %s, running %d tasks\n" \
+               $(basename $i) $(cat $i/cpuset.cpus) $(cat $i/tasks | wc -l)
+    done
+}
+
+shield_cpus() {
+    local cpus="$1"
+
+    dlog "shielding CPU:s $cpus"
+
+    #Reset and create new shield
+    shield_reset
+    out=$(cset shield -c $cpus -k on 2>&1)  || die "cset failed; $out"
+    # Delay the annoying vmstat timer far away
+    sysctl vm.stat_interval=120 >/dev/null
+
+    # Shutdown nmi watchdog as it uses perf events
+    sysctl -w kernel.watchdog=0 >/dev/null
+
+    # Pin the writeback workqueue to CPU0
+    #Fixme, check that /sys/bus is mounted?
+    echo 1 > /sys/bus/workqueue/devices/writeback/cpumask
+
+    # Disable load balancer.
+    echo 0 > /cpusets/user/cpuset.sched_load_balance
+
+    #Fixme, for now just send all irqs to core 0
+    for affinity in /proc/irq/*/smp_affinity; do
+        dlog "redirecting $affinity"
+        echo 1 > $affinity 2>/dev/null || dlog "$affinity redirection failed."
+    done
+
+
+    #Fixme, not implemented.
+    if [ $false ];  then
+        for affinity in /proc/irq/*/smp_affinity; do
+            local old_mask=$(cat $affinity)
+            local new_mask=$((oldmask ^ cpus ))
+            echo $new_mask > $affinity
+        done
+    fi
+}
+
+isolate_cpus() {
+
+    local cpus="$1"
+    local carray=$(get_cpu_array $cpus)
+
+    #cset allows CPU 0 to be isolated, we don't, since
+    #IRQs are routed to core 0
+    for c in $carray; do
+        if [ $c = 0 ]; then
+        die "Selected CPU 0 is not a valid CPU!"
+        fi
+    done
+    check_kernel_config
+
+    if [ "$gbl_isolated_cpus" ]; then
+        cpus_valid $cpus $gbl_isolated_cpus ||
+            warn "Selected CPU '$cpus' is not inside isolated cpus "\
+                 "array:$gbl_isolated_cpus"
+    fi
+
+    dlog "Isolating CPUs $cpus"
+
+    shield_cpus $cpus
+
+    # Verify cores empty
+    for c in $(get_cpu_array $cpus); do
+        running=$(ps ax -o pid,psr,comm | \
+                         awk -v cpu="$c" '{if($2==cpu){print $3}}')
+        if [ "$running" != "" ]; then
+            warn "Core $c not empty!"
+            dlog "; running tasks:\n$running\n"
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+##
+# Script entry point
+##
+while getopts hdarlc: arguments
+do
+    case $arguments in
+        h)
+            print_usage
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        d)
+            DEBUG=1
+            ;;
+        a)
+            ISOL_CPUS="1-$(($(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) - 1))"
+            ;;
+        r)
+            shield_reset
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        l)
+            shield_list
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        c)
+            [ "$ISOL_CPUS" ] || ISOL_CPUS=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        *)
+            print_usage
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+#Remove all flags
+shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
+if ! [ $ISOL_CPUS ]; then
+    print_usage
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+check_prequesties
+isolate_cpus $ISOL_CPUS || die "isolate_cpus failed."
diff --git a/scripts/task-isolation/isolate-task.sh b/scripts/task-isolation/isolate-task.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017, Linaro Limited
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:   BSD-3-Clause
+#
+# Script that passes command line arguments to odp_scheduling after,
+# optionally, isolating CPU
+#
+# This script isolates a task on desired CPUs and
+# optionally creates background noise.
+
+print_usage() {
+    cat <<-EOF
+$0 [-c <cpu list>] [-d] [-h] [-n]  <application arg1, arg2, ...>
+
+ Isolate CPU(s) from other tasks, kernel threads and IRQs
+ and run an application on isolated CPUs
+ Args:
+  -c       List of CPUs to be isolated
+  -d       Show debug printouts
+  -h       Print this message
+  -n       Create background noise (stress)
+
+All CPU's, except CPU 0, are isolated unless '-c' specified
+ Examples:
+  Isolate CPU 1,2 and run application in the same.
+  $0 -n -c 1,2 /some/path/application
+
+  Isolate all possible CPUs and run applicatipon
+  $0 /path/application
+EOF
+}
+
+dlog() {
+    [ $DEBUG ] && echo "$*"
+}
+
+die() {
+    printf "Error: $*\n" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+trap cleanup INT EXIT
+
+cleanup(){
+    local pids=$(pgrep $MY_STRESS 2>/dev/null)
+    local base=$(dirname $0)
+
+    $base/isolate-cpu.sh -r
+    [ "$pids" != "" ] && kill -9 $pids >/dev/null 2>&1
+    kill -9 $CHILD >/dev/null 2>&1
+    rm -f $MY_STRESS_PATH
+}
+
+wait_app_started () {
+    local child=$1
+    local ltasks=0
+
+    while true; do
+        sleep 0.01
+        kill -0 $child 2>/dev/null || break
+        tasks=$(ls /proc/$child/task | wc -l)
+        [ $tasks -eq $ltasks ] && break
+        ltasks=$tasks
+    done
+    dlog "app started, # threads:$ltasks"
+}
+
+create_noise() {
+    local mpath=$1
+    local nr=$(grep processor /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l)
+
+    ln -sf $(which stress) $mpath || die "ln failed"
+    $mpath -c $nr  2>&1 >/dev/null &
+    disown $!
+}
+
+isolate_cpu(){
+    local cpus=$1
+    local base=$(dirname $0)
+    $base/isolate-cpu.sh -c $cpus || die "$0 failed"
+}
+
+run_application() {
+    local app="$1"
+
+    dlog "Starting application: $app"
+    $app&
+    child=$!
+    CHILD=$child
+
+    echo $child >> /cpusets/user/tasks
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        kill -9 $child
+        die "Failed to isolate task..."
+    fi
+
+    wait_app_started $child
+    wait $child
+}
+
+check_prequesties() {
+    local base=$(dirname $0)
+
+    [ -e $base/isolate-cpu.sh ] || die "$base/isolate-cpu.sh not found!"
+    [ $UID -eq 0 ] || die "You need to be root!"
+    which stress > /dev/null 2>&1 || die "stress command not found, "\
+                                         "please install stress"
+}
+
+##
+# Script entry point
+##
+
+ISOL_CPUS="1-$(($(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) - 1))"
+
+while getopts hdnc: arguments
+do
+    case $arguments in
+        h)
+            print_usage
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        d)
+            DEBUG=1
+            ;;
+        n)
+            NOISE=1
+            ;;
+        c)
+            ISOL_CPUS=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        *)
+            print_usage
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+# Remove all flags
+shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
+if ! [ "$1" ]; then
+    print_usage
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+#Isolate and optionally create noise
+command="$*"
+set -- $command
+
+check_prequesties
+
+MY_STRESS=stress-by-$$
+MY_STRESS_PATH=/tmp/$MY_STRESS
+
+isolate_cpu $ISOL_CPUS || die "isolate cpu failed!"
+[ -z $NOISE ] || create_noise $MY_STRESS_PATH
+run_application "$command"
+
+exit $?
diff --git a/test/linux-generic/performance/odp_run_app_isolated.sh b/test/linux-generic/performance/odp_run_app_isolated.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017, Linaro Limited
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:        BSD-3-Clause
+#
+
+
+TEST_DIR="${TEST_DIR:-$(dirname $0)}"
+PERFORMANCE="$TEST_DIR/../../common_plat/performance"
+ISOL_DIR="${TEST_DIR}/../../../scripts/task-isolation"
+APPLICATION="${PERFORMANCE}/odp_pktio_perf${EXEEXT}"
+APPLICATION_ARGS=""
+APPLICATION_BASE="$(basename ${APPLICATION})"
+
+cleanup(){
+    pids=$(pgrep stress 2>/dev/null)
+    [ "$pids" != "" ] && kill -9 $pids
+}
+
+print_usage() {
+    cat <<-EOF
+$0 [-i] [-n] [-h] [<application> <application args>]
+
+ Run an application with or without isolation and background noise
+ Flags:
+  -h       Print this message
+  -i       Isolate CPU prior to running application.
+  -n       Create background noise (stress)
+
+  <application>   targeted application
+  <args>   targeted application arguments
+  *Note* Default application is ${APPLICATION_BASE}
+
+ Example:
+  Isolate CPU, create background noise and run ${APPLICATION_BASE}:
+  $0 -i -n
+
+  Run ${APPLICATION_BASE}, w/o isolation but with background noise:
+  $0 -n
+
+  Run Myapp, without isolation but with background noise:
+  $0 -n Myapp -s ome args
+EOF
+}
+
+run() {
+    local isolate=$1
+    local noise=$2
+    if [ ${isolate} -eq 1 ]; then
+        [ ${noise} -eq 1 ] && noise_par="-n"
+        echo Running ${APPLICATION_BASE} with isolation and background noise
+        echo =====================================================
+        $ISOL_DIR/isolate-task.sh ${noise_par} ${APPLICATION} \
+                                   ${APPLICATION_ARGS} || exit 1
+        #reset isolation
+        $ISOL_DIR/isolate-cpu.sh -r
+    else
+        echo Running ${APPLICATION_BASE} without isolation
+        echo =====================================================
+        if [ ${noise} -eq 1 ]; then
+            local nr=$(grep processor /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l)
+            echo " Creating background noise..."
+            stress -c $nr  2>&1 >/dev/null &
+        fi
+        ${APPLICATION} ${APPLICATION_ARGS} || exit 2
+    fi
+}
+
+trap cleanup INT EXIT
+ISOLATE=0
+NOISE=0
+while getopts hni arguments
+do
+    case $arguments in
+        h)
+            print_usage
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        n)
+            NOISE=1
+            if [ $(which stress > /dev/null 2>&1) ]; then
+                echo "'stress' not found, bailing" >&2
+                exit 3
+            fi
+            ;;
+        i)
+            ISOLATE=1
+            ;;
+        *)
+            print_usage
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+#Remove flags
+shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+    APPLICATION="$1"
+    shift
+fi
+[ $# -gt 0 ] && APPLICATION_ARGS=$*
+
+run ${ISOLATE} ${NOISE}
