# suspend existing single-cpu jobs when there is a whole-machine job SUSPEND = ($(SUSPEND)) || (SlotID != 1 && Slot1_RequiresWholeMachine =?= True) +CONTINUE = ( $(SUSPEND) =!= True ) + {endcode} Instead of suspending the single-cpu jobs while the whole-machine job runs, you could suspend the whole-machine job while the single-cpu jobs finish. Example: