On Feb 23, 2005, at 11:48 AM, Eduardo Horvath wrote:
>> According to various sources, FreeBSD has SMP in their kernel.  I 
>> will probably
>> use FreeBSD as I have in the past with my UltraSparc so I can harness 
>> my SMP for
>> now.  NetBSD should take a look at FreeBSD's SMP implementation to 
>> reduce the time
>> required to build a NetBSD specific Sparc64 SMP kernel.  I understand 
>> why this cannot
>> be done yet.  There are more important priorities that still need to 
>> be addressed.
>> As long as the Sparc64 port gets worked on in one form or another, 
>> even if not on
>> SMP, I support the port developers and community individual's 
>> thoughts and wishes.
>
> There's really no point in looking at the FreeBSD code.  FreeBSD has a 
> completely
> different design for the low level kernel code.  As far as what's 
> needed to
> do the SMP stuff for NetBSD, that's pretty well known.  I just never 
> had a SMP
> machine to play with.  And now I doubt I have the time.  I haven't 
> even gotten
> around to working on the UIIIi machine in my office.

   If you can find the time, I will send you an SMP machine as a 
donation.

            -Dave

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Dave McGuire              "I've watched Harley people throw up
Cape Coral, FL                      on the ceiling."    -Krissi