Subject: Re: SMP on SS20 w/2xSuperSPARC-II's
To: None <port-sparc@NetBSD.org>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 06/16/2004 23:41:08
On Wed, Jun 16, 2004 at 11:26:24PM +0200, Bernd Sieker wrote:
> On 16.06.04, 21:31:55, Martin Husemann wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 16, 2004 at 11:54:39AM -0500, Brian Freeman wrote:
> > > I recently installed 1.6.2 on an SS20 with 2 SuperSPARC II's (75MHz).
> > > I've recompiled the kernel, and both CPU's are detected on boot but I
> > > only see 1 CPU being utilized (according to top).
> > 
> > Upgrade to 2.0_BETA or -current.
> 
> To clarify again, this is not a _problem_ or _bug_ in 1.6, it's
> just a missing feature. 1.6[.x] does not support SMP in any way or
> on any architecture. That's all there is to it.

1.6.x supports SMP on alpha and vax, at last.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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