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Re: TLS support



On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 03:02:36PM +0100, Matthias Drochner wrote:
> 
> joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost said:
> > for a strictly UP platform like M68K
> 
> Not so strict -- there are dual-processor 68040
> implementations, in particular the "cesfic".
> The NetBSD port doesn't support the second one, and I
> won't have time for it in the foreseeable future.
> (There is an OS-9 port for it which runs SMP.)

For all practical purposes, it is UP. If you want SMP support, it can
still be provided by using the second mechanism and ensuring a
distinced page on each CPU. That is just quite a bit more work...

Joerg


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