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Date:      Thu, 01 Apr 2004 15:21:16 +0300
From:      Claudiu Dragalina-Paraipan <clau@reversedhell.net>
To:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: implications of SMP kernel on UP
Message-ID:  <406C093C.5050204@reversedhell.net>
In-Reply-To: <6.0.1.1.1.20040401115446.0378a8f8@imap.sfu.ca>
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hello,

what about SMP enabled kernel on Intel P4 with HT technology ?
I have one but I didn't had the chance to test it yet.


Colin Percival wrote:
 > At 08:10 01/04/2004, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote:
 >
 >>what are the implications on running an SMP enabled kernel on a UP
 >>machine ?
 >>
 >>I first thought of things like:
 >>- performence (most likely not worth the discussion ?)
 >
 >
 >   At least in 5.2-RELEASE, there is a significant performance
 > delta; buildworld takes about 5% longer on an SMP kernel (and
 > the time spent in the kernel is 20% longer).
 >   I know some optimizations were done shortly after 5.2, so I
 > wouldn't be surprised if this situation has improved.
 >
 > Colin Percival
 >

With respect,

-- 
Claudiu Dragalina-Paraipan
Reversed Hell Networks / reversedhell.net

e-mail: clau@reversedhell.net



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