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To: chuckr@Glue.umd.edu, smp@csn.net
Subject: Re: Testing new machine
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> From nauucp Thu Jan  9 13:41 EST 1997
> Cc: FreeBSD-SMP@freebsd.org
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> From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net>
> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu>
> Original-Cc: FreeBSD-SMP@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Testing new machine 
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> Hi,
> 
> > On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Steve Passe wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > >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) ?
> > > 
> > > I'd suggest /usr/local/etc/rc.d/smp.sh
> > 
> > Thanks, Steve, but I wasn't looking for a place to declare it as much as
> > an indication of anything that happens in /etc/rc that HAS to take place
> > first.  I figure I have to hook it in, in either /etc/rc, /etc/rc.i386 or
> > /etc/rc.local (which could very well call /usr/local/etc/rc.d/smp.sh) but
> > I don't know if anything in the present startup sequence is required
> > before turning on multiprocessing. 
> 
> actually I suggested that location because there are some things that need
> to be done first, but we have NO idea what!  See the code marked SMP_AUTOSTART
> in init_smp.c for what doesn't work.  I picked the above location as a point
> that is at the end of everything, without explaining why...
> 
> I believe proper form now is to ignore /etc/rc.local,
> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/xxx.sh scripts are run by /etc/rc.

Hi

	I believe the current favorite place for local config && startup
is /usr/local/etc/rc.d/xxx.sh.  But that means I would have to clean out
my aging /etc/rc.local file and move it to the proper place.  So I guess I'm
not a believer :-)

ejc

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