Pin specific GPU devices to a Docker Compose service using device_ids

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Documented steps

  1. List the GPU device IDs on the host, e.g. `nvidia-smi -L` (IDs are typically 0, 1, 2, ...).
  2. In the service's `deploy.resources.reservations.devices`, set `driver: nvidia`, `device_ids` to the specific IDs, and `capabilities: [gpu]`.
  3. Example to grant only GPU-0 and GPU-3: devices: [ { driver: nvidia, device_ids: ["0", "3"], capabilities: [gpu] } ].
  4. Run `docker compose up`; the container should only see the pinned GPUs.
  5. Official docs: https://docs.docker.com/compose/how-tos/gpu-support/

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