2 messages, 2 authors, 2000-05-05 · open the first message on its own page
From: Sacha Varma <hidden>
Date: 2000-05-05 09:05:54
I have the opportunity to buy a DayStar MP quad-processor card. But I have vague recollections from looking at the kernel scheduler code that SMP kernels assume only 2 processors are available. Can anyone set me straight? ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
From: Steven Hanley <hidden>
Date: 2000-05-05 12:39:12
only 2 processors are available. Can anyone set me straight?
very wrong, smp even back when it was added in 1.3.something could
handle more than two AFAIR, it was just very inefficient then. it is now
a lot more efficient and scales a lot better. Dave Miller was using it
on a 14 cpu ultra sparc pre 2.2.0 release, as for ppc, it works on 4 way
ppc, I have no idea how it will work on your specific hardware though.
See You
Steve
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