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Date:      Tue, 15 Feb 2000 11:31:09 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Kevin Walton <kevinw@demon.net>
To:        Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-smp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 8 way Xeon SMP on a IBM NetFinity 8500 
Message-ID:  <Pine.SOL.4.20.0002151129270.7004-100000@gti.noc.demon.net>
In-Reply-To: <200002091641.IAA00710@mass.cdrom.com>

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On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Mike Smith wrote:

> > We are getting an 8 way Xeon IBM NetFinity 8500 and want to test FreeBSD
> > on it.  Just wondering:
> > 
> > 1) Does FreeBSD support 8 way Xeon SMP?
> > 2) How 'well' does it support it?
> > 3) Has anyone tried it on a NetFinity 8500, and did they have any
> > problems?
> 
> I expect that this will be a Corollary-based system, and probably not 
> Intel MP-spec compliant.  If that's the case, we won't on it at all.

I have spoken to IBM and have been told it is Intel MP-spec compliant, so
we shall find out how it goes - ill let you know the results.

Cheers
Kev

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Kevin Walton                     Team Leader of Interactive Services
Thus Data Services                                    Demon Internet 
http://www.games.demon.net/                    http://www.demon.net/




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