Date: 20 May 1997 18:59:52 +0200 From: fenyo@email.enst.fr (Alex Fenyo (eowyn)) To: smp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Quad Pro 150 motherboard? Message-ID: <d06iv0ecc53.fsf@nikopol.enst.fr> In-Reply-To: Bernie Doehner's message of Mon, 28 Apr 1997 13:44:12 -0400 (EDT) References: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970428133718.1713B-100000@uhf.wdc.net>
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Bernie Doehner <bad@uhf.wireless.net> writes: > > Personally, I'd like a 32 processor machine; of course, that means > > fixing the kernel so that it doesn't bog down on interprocessor > > synchronization, starting with the allocation mechanism and a > > hierarchical lock manager. > > And finding a way to build a 3-D motherboard. No need to build a 3-D motherboard to have 32 processors in one machine. The compact-PCI standart defines a PCI interface for racks, in which you may plug several motherboards. A rack of 8 motherboards containing each 4 processors lead to a 32 processors machine. Sincerly, Alexandre Fenyo
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