ccdbind + ccdpin

This repo contains:

• ccdbind: a systemd user daemon that:
  • Detects CCD/L3 CPU groups from sysfs.
  • When it sees a Steam/Proton game process, it pins user slices (default: app.slice, background.slice) to the OS CPUs.
  • Moves game PIDs into a dedicated scope under game.slice, and pins that scope to the GAME CPUs.
• ccdpin: a lightweight wrapper intended for Steam launch options (e.g. ccdpin %command%) that:
  • Detects OS/GAME CPU groups.
  • Optionally pins selected user slices to OS CPUs while the game runs.
  • Launches the game pinned to GAME CPUs (preferring systemd-run --user --scope when available).

Build

go test ./...
go build ./cmd/ccdbind
go build ./cmd/ccdpin

Install (user service)

install -Dm755 ./ccdbind ~/.local/bin/ccdbind
install -Dm755 ./ccdpin ~/.local/bin/ccdpin
install -Dm644 systemd/user/ccdbind.service ~/.config/systemd/user/ccdbind.service
install -Dm644 systemd/user/game.slice ~/.config/systemd/user/game.slice
install -Dm644 ./config.example.toml ~/.config/ccdbind/config.toml

systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now ccdbind.service

Config

• Config file path (default): ~/.config/ccdbind/config.toml
• Optional ignore list: ~/.config/ccdbind/ignore.txt (one executable basename per line, # comments allowed)
• State file (default): ~/.local/state/ccdbind/state.json

ccdpin uses a separate state dir for its OS-slice pin lock/refcount:

• State dir (default): ~/.local/state/ccdpin/

Start from config.example.toml.

CLI flags

• --print-topology: print detected OS_CPUS/GAME_CPUS and exit.
• --dry-run: log intended actions but don't mutate systemd state.
• --dump-state: print persisted state JSON and exit.
• --config <path>: config file.
• --interval <dur>: poll interval override (e.g. 1s, 500ms).

ccdbind status

ccdbind status
ccdbind status --json
ccdbind status --filter=all

ccdpin (Steam launch options)

Usage:

ccdpin [flags] [--] COMMAND [args...]

Examples:

• Steam launch options: ccdpin %command%
• Preserve Proton env vars: PROTON_ENABLE_HDR=1 ccdpin %command%
• Print detected topology / resolved CPU groups: ccdpin --print
• Swap OS/GAME groups: ccdpin --swap %command%

Environment overrides (compat with the original script):

• STEAM_CCD_GAME_CPUS, STEAM_CCD_OS_CPUS
• STEAM_CCD_SWAP, STEAM_CCD_NO_OS_PIN
• STEAM_CCD_OS_SLICES (default: app.slice background.slice session.slice)
• STEAM_CCD_DEBUG

D-Bus notes

ccdbind uses the systemd user manager D-Bus API on the user bus:

• org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager.StartTransientUnit signature: (s name, s mode, a(sv) properties, a(sa(sv)) aux)
• org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager.AttachProcessesToUnit signature: (s unit, s subcgroup, au pids)

In godbus/dbus, a(sv) can be passed as []struct{Name string; Value dbus.Variant}{ {Name: "Prop", Value: dbus.MakeVariant(value)} }.