Subject: Re: SMP kernel configuration question?
From: Kevin B. Hendricks (khendricks@ivey.uwo.ca)
Date: Sat Feb 16 2002 - 16:55:45 MST
Hi,
That's funny, mine is working fine. Are you using Ben's very latest
with the changes to properly identify the 7455 processor? Also how much
memory do you have (mine only has 512 meg).
Kevin
On Saturday, February 16, 2002, at 04:20 PM, Jim Potter wrote:
> I've tried an SMP kernel on a dual 1G, it freezes right around where
> it's
> kicking core99.
>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have never configured a kernel for SMP before.
>>>
>>> I turned on the obvious CONFIG_SMP=y in the .config but was prompted
>>> if I
>>> would like to distribute interrupts (IRQs) across all CPUs.
>>>
>>> What is the recommended setting for:
>>>
>>> CONFIG_IRQ_ALL_CPUS
>>>
>>> Any guidance here would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Leave it to N. ideally, you should enable it, but I have experienced
>> lockups when this feature is enabled, I haven't yet figured out what's
>> going on (could be related to the lockup some users are experiencing
>> with SMP + HIGHMEM on some dual 800, let me know if you see the same).
>>
>> Ben.
>
> --
> Sincerely,
>
> Jim Potter
> 45th Parallel Processing
> jrp@wvi.com
>
> Those that would give up a necessary freedom for
> temporary safety deserve neither freedom nor safety.
> -- Ben Franklin
>
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