Subject: Re: opinion poll: what's the current state of SMP on i386?
To: Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de>
From: Michael Graff <explorer@flame.org>
List: tech-smp
Date: 02/23/2002 12:18:37
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No.

I have yet to be able to, from day to day, reliably compile /usr/src
more than once or twice in a row before I get a crash.

That said, I think as soon as the 1.6 (or whatever) release branch is
cut it should be brought onto the mainline.  The smp branch lags
- -current too much.

- --Michael

Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de> writes:

> > Is it ready for prime-time or still experimental?  Would you use an MP
> > kernel on a production box?
> 
> If it runs on a box, it runs pretty stable. That's from my limited experience
> with various dual PII and PIII machines. There are some problems, but I'm not
> sure they are related to the SMP branch (vs. general -current stability 
> issues).
> 
> Martin
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