From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 3 19:57:34 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED8931065674; Mon, 3 Mar 2008 19:57:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ceri@submonkey.net) Received: from shrike.submonkey.net (cpc3-cdif2-0-0-cust64.cdif.cable.ntl.com [81.106.128.65]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B16788FC1F; Mon, 3 Mar 2008 19:57:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ceri@submonkey.net) Received: from ceri by shrike.submonkey.net with local (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1JWGmr-000NRs-Kf; Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:57:25 +0000 Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 19:57:25 +0000 From: Ceri Davies To: Peter Jeremy Message-ID: <20080303195724.GC31250@submonkey.net> References: <200803020741.m227fAoJ039644@repoman.freebsd.org> <47CB6FB0.9040602@freebsd.org> <20080302183513.P920@desktop> <47CB82A6.4040903@freebsd.org> <20080303022403.Y920@desktop> <20080303182453.GE90593@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="AqsLC8rIMeq19msA" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080303182453.GE90593@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> X-PGP: finger ceri@FreeBSD.org User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) Sender: Ceri Davies Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-src@freebsd.org, Jeff Roberson , cvs-all@freebsd.org, David Xu , Jeff Roberson Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern init_sysent.c syscalls.c systrace_args.c src/sys/sys syscall.h syscall.mk sysproto.h X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:57:35 -0000 --AqsLC8rIMeq19msA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 05:24:53AM +1100, Peter Jeremy wrote: > On Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 02:24:54AM -1000, Jeff Roberson wrote: > >it. After all 1024 cpus should be enough forever.. ;) >=20 > I notice the smiley but... Based on Sun's claims, they should have 1024 > thread boxes in 4-6 years. They have 64-thread boxes now (8 core x 8 > thread) [*] and have said they'll double threads/chip every 12-18 months. >=20 > [*] I thought there was a dual-chip T5xxx which would have 128 threads) > but it doesn't show up. It isn't released yet, but you're referring to the "Victoria Falls" version of the T2 processor which is due in the second fiscal half of 2008 (T5xxx refers to servers featuring the T2 CPU). Initial reports were that systems built on Victoria Falls would support 256 threads, but that no longer appears to be the case. Ceri --=20 That must be wonderful! I don't understand it at all. -- Moliere --AqsLC8rIMeq19msA Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFHzFgkocfcwTS3JF8RAl2XAJ9MwA6Sg5CJGUAZifxPwlbD5pD7nwCgr+dc wjVpfEx8B/gtRMBPt3sKU1Q= =7aHM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --AqsLC8rIMeq19msA--