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Date:      Thu, 9 Jan 1997 12:37:55 -0500 (EST)
From:      Chuck Robey <chuckr@Glue.umd.edu>
To:        ejc@naserver1.cb.lucent.com
Cc:        FreeBSD-SMP@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Testing new machine
Message-ID:  <Pine.OSF.3.95.970109123723.7848C-100000@packet.eng.umd.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199701091738.MAA27883@barnacle.cb.lucent.com>

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On Thu, 9 Jan 1997 ejc@naserver1.cb.lucent.com wrote:

> > > 	
> > > 	I didn't see in your dmesg that the second cpu was turned on.
> > > By chance did you "sysctl -w kern.smp_active=2"
> > > 
> > 
> > You and Steve both caught that, and it sure was the problem.  Right now
> > I'm making a set of 2 CPU benchmarks, and they show definite improvements.
> > 
> > I suppose I should put the sysctl somewhere in my rc file ... is there any
> > particular place in there (has anything GOT to happen first) ?
> 
> Chuck
> 	I think your safe to put it in /etc/rc.local.  AFAIK everything happens
> before we get to /etc/rc.

Thanks, that's what I was hunting.  SMP is fun!

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