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Subject: High-level questions..
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 16:31:59 -0600
From: Anshul Kantawala <anshul@dworkin.wustl.edu>
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Hi,
Here are a couple of basic questions I have:

1. Is this a true multithreaded kernel?  (Specifically, can I run
in parallel multiple protocol processing kernel threads?)

2. If so, how does it handle sharing of kernel data?   

I was wondering if there is any documentation about the design of
FreeBSD running over a multiprocessor design.  

Thanks a lot!

Anshul Kantawala
Research Associate
ARL
Dept. of Computer Science
Washington University
St. Louis, MO 63130