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Date:      Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:32:49 +0100 (CET)
From:      sthaug@nethelp.no
To:        erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com
Cc:        barney_cordoba@yahoo.com, jack.vogel@gmail.com, atkin901@gmail.com, freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: To SMP or not to SMP
Message-ID:  <20130109.153249.41633097.sthaug@nethelp.no>
In-Reply-To: <20130109211439.5b590bf5@X220.ovitrap.com>
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> > 4BSD runs pretty well with an SMP kernel. I can test ULE and compare
> > easily. A no SMP kernel is problematic as the igb driver doesn't seem
> > to work and my onboard NICs are, sadly, igb. 
> > 
> this is bad luck. I know of the kernels as I have had SMP and single
> CPU machines since 4.x times.

I have had igb working with both SMP and non-SMP kernel for at least a
year or two, 8.x-STABLE. No specific problems.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no



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