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- Lines: 29
- Date:
Tue Dec 26 06:03:00 1995
- Orig file:
v1.3.50/linux/Documentation/SMP.txt
- Orig date:
Fri Nov 17 08:42:24 1995
diff -u --recursive --new-file v1.3.50/linux/Documentation/SMP.txt linux/Documentation/SMP.txt
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
-
-SMP support for Linux with up to 32 processors using the Intel MP
+SMP support for Linux with up to 16 processors using the Intel MP
specification.
WARNING:
- This is experimental. Back up your disks first.
+ This is experimental. Back up your disks first. Experience is that
+it is basically stable in its current (inefficient form).
To fix:
o Fix sys_idle to exit/enter kernel state and do hlt's.
o Fix scheduler decisions to reschedule. Per cpu reschedule ?
-o Scheduler ignores stick to CPU advantage. Critical for P6! [Done - FK]
o Clean up message pass.
o Test for B stepping processors.
o Clean up processor specific/independant split.
o Document it all. [PARTLY DONE]
-o Find the exception/crash bug.
o Halt other CPU's on reset/panic doesn't always work.
o Dont waste page at 4K - dont need it now.(watch the GDT code).
o Dump bootup pages once booted somehow.
@@ -25,4 +23,3 @@
nicely).
o 486 startup code.
o How to handle mixed FPU/non FPU processors.
-o Support 4Mb page mode again [TESTING]
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TCL-scripts by Sam Shen, slshen@lbl.gov
with Sam's (original) version of this