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I want to put FreeBSD on my Sparc Ultra60, which is equipped with 2
processors.  Does FreeBSD on the Sparc currently make use of the second
processor?

I implemented a threading packager once on a Sparc, and I'm keenly
interested if FreeBSD has found any way to in any manner overcome the
piggish context-switching cost of the Sparc ... curious, curious.

If you tell me that smp works, I hope to install it today.

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