Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 13:36:38 +0100 From: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> To: Deepinder Setia <dsetia@hotmail.com>, freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: new SMP user Message-ID: <19980315133638.04212@klemm.gtn.com> In-Reply-To: <35043CB3.30C3@hotmail.com>; from Deepinder Setia on Mon, Mar 09, 1998 at 11:02:11AM -0800 References: <35043CB3.30C3@hotmail.com>
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On Mon, Mar 09, 1998 at 11:02:11AM -0800, Deepinder Setia wrote: > According to SMP page on FreeBSD web site: > > "The 970815-SNAP is considered the most recent 'stable' snapshot. > Past this date experimental work on lock pushdown is in progress. > If you have NOT used FreeBSD SMP on your hardware before, start > with the 970815 SNAP. After verifying that SMP works on your system > you are encouraged to cvsup to the latest code and help exercise the > lock changes." > > Is the above still true? This would be the first time I would be > using/installing SMP capable version of FreeBSD. What is the best > version to start from? Walnut Creek CDROM place sells a Oct 6 snap > of freebsd which should have the SMP capabilities. I'd try to install the latest -current SNAPSHOT. Then I'd cvsup the latest and greatest. You can boot an uni processor kernel if you have trouble with booting a smp kernel as "fallback strategy". -- Andreas Klemm powered by ,,symmetric multiprocessor FreeBSD'' To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message
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