diff --git a/common/run-in-cgroup.sh b/common/run-in-cgroup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9891d72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/run-in-cgroup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -z "$CPUSPEC" ] || [ "$#" -lt 1 ]; then
+	echo "usage: CPUSPEC=... $0 command"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+set +e
+
+if type systemd-run >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+	sudo systemd-run -G --pty -d --uid=$(whoami) -p AllowedCPUs="$CPUSPEC" "$@"
+else
+	sudo mkdir /sys/fs/cgroup/jhalfs
+	sudo sh -c "echo +cpuset > /sys/fs/cgroup/cgroup.subtree_control"
+	sudo sh -c "echo \"$CPUSPEC\" > /sys/fs/cgroup/jhalfs/cpuset.cpus"
+	(sudo sh -c "echo $BASHPID > /sys/fs/cgroup/jhalfs/cgroup.procs" &&
+		exec "$@")
+	sudo rmdir /sys/fs/cgroup/jhalfs
+fi