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Date:      Fri, 06 Dec 2002 10:40:59 -0500 (EST)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Barney Wolff <barney@tp.databus.com>
Cc:        smp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Update on SE7500 P4 SMP..
Message-ID:  <XFMail.20021206104059.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20021205234246.GA18669@tp.databus.com>

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On 05-Dec-2002 Barney Wolff wrote:
> Here's a simpleminded idea:  Can it be that the "extra stuff" that
> Linux does slows things down just enough to let some signal settle?
> Radically underclocking the board might work, then, and disclose the
> problem.  Or just a bunch of NOPs.

I did add some extra delays but it didn't help.

> On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 04:17:43PM -0500, John Baldwin wrote:
>> ...  but if anyone
>> has any ideas I'm all ears. :-/
> 
> -- 
> Barney Wolff         http://www.databus.com/bwresume.pdf
> I'm available by contract or FT, in the NYC metro area or via the 'Net.

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John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>  <><  http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/
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