Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:07:11 +0200 From: Joerg Pernfuss <elessar@bsdforen.de> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD smp Message-ID: <20060623070711.04c5bf94@loki.starkstrom.lan> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSO.4.64.0606202242570.6552@badboybox.cableone.net> References: <1150853032.16507.1.camel@localhost> <0578D634449883E0B7478DE4@Paul-Schmehls-Computer.local> <Pine.BSO.4.64.0606202242570.6552@badboybox.cableone.net>
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--Sig_gp1I4V=eXu/XNEk7n962yHm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:51:46 -0500 (CDT) Denny White <dennyboy@cableone.net> wrote: > Okay, might be off base here, so someone correct me if > I'm wrong. Don't you also have to remove the following >=20 > #ifdef SMP > #ifndef COMPILING_LINT > #error DEVICE_POLLING is not compatible with SMP > #endif > #endif >=20 > from /usr/src/sys/kern/kern_poll.c ? >=20 > You'll get an error part of the way through building > the kernel otherwise, right? Like I said, that's the > way I remember it. Just trying to save someone some > unnecessary work. Obviously only if you have enabled device polling in your custom kernel and know what you're doing. Defaulting to refuse to build polling on SMP has its reason. While it is generally not a problem, the kernel / userland ratio and statistics code might get messed up if I recall an old posting from Luigi correctly. Joerg --=20 | /"\ ASCII ribbon | GnuPG Key ID | e86d b753 3deb e749 6c3a | | \ / campaign against | 0xbbcaad24 | 5706 1f7d 6cfd bbca ad24 | | X HTML in email | .the next sentence is true. | | / \ and news | .the previous sentence was a lie. | --Sig_gp1I4V=eXu/XNEk7n962yHm Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEm3cJH31s/bvKrSQRAqaqAJ9LXCUdfjWiAUWQyQrhhcsy8nlHqgCfY4Uz XVVAOqmkoUZAGYBKyYCCHhs= =H37m -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_gp1I4V=eXu/XNEk7n962yHm--
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