Subject: Re: SMP or software based RAID capabilities?
To: Bill Studenmund <skippy@macro.stanford.edu>
From: Berndt Josef Wulf <wulf@ping.net.au>
List: port-i386
Date: 11/14/1997 18:50:03
Bill Studenmund wrote
>
> On Thu, 13 Nov 1997, Jukka Marin wrote:
>
> > > Does "not yet" means that there is something in the pipeline? :)
> >
> > Several weeks ago someone mentioned that "NetBSD will have SMP support
> > before end of the year".. I kind of doubt it, but I can't wait to see
> > SMP (whether it happens before or after the New Year).
>
> It's been muttered that Charles is working on kernel thread support (as
> part of a funded project! Yea for those sponsors!). I have NO idea how
> it's going, but I'd bet it should be at some sort of finishing point.
>
> Just before a release is a hideous time to add SMP. I bet it'll need a lot
> of testing before a full release. However, just AFTER a release would be a
> great time, as it'd have the most time before the next release. ;-)
>
> Take care,
Sounds fantastic. Let me know if they are one short on beta testers :)
cheerio Berndt
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