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From: "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Nathan Mace" <nmace85@yahoo.com>,
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Subject: RE: dual processor support
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 20:16:36 -0400
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Nathan Mace
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 7:19 PM
> To: freebsd-questions
> Subject: dual processor support
>
> the only freebsd verion that currently supports dual processors on i386
> chips is -Current or 5.0..right?
>
> so if i put 4.4-stable on a dual processor box, and use a commerical app
> that DOES support dual processors will it still take advantage of both
> processors? i know the OS won't but i'm wondering about the app.

	Well, if 4.4-Stable doesn't do SMP, I guess I'm gonna have to stick with
4.3... and 4.2... and...

	Yes, Nathan, most "modern" versions of FreeBSD support SMP.

	Basically, without the OS handling both processors, the application will
never see them, period.

--- Andy


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