Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:10:33 -0500 From: Andrew Duane <aduane@juniper.net> To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>, Artem Belevich <fbsdlist@src.cx> Cc: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Future CPUs - 128 threads Message-ID: <AC6674AB7BC78549BB231821ABF7A9AE900204506E@EMBX01-WF.jnpr.net> In-Reply-To: <4B74AEBB.6070001@elischer.org> References: <hl1ldj$4jp$1@ger.gmane.org> <ed91d4a81002111201r24b88befndeaf8d7f47dd36bf@mail.gmail.com> <9bbcef731002111213q18d5d6b4pa6aea824eb9bb6ff@mail.gmail.com> <ed91d4a81002111418q2d4529a7x329a491d0e347111@mail.gmail.com> <4B74AEBB.6070001@elischer.org>
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owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org wrote: > Artem Belevich wrote: >>> Seriously, simply because of curiosity - are MIPS CPUs used in any >>> kind of "general purpose" machines? >>=20 >> I'm not aware of any multi-core general-purpose MIPS box. >> Low-end MIPS CPUs are ubiquitous in low-end networking gear. >> High-end multicore MIPS chips are mostly going into mid-to-high end >> networking gear like firewalls. >=20 >=20 > However several companies are using FreeBSD as a base kernel for their > appliance, based on these chips. So they are of direct interest to us. >>=20 >> They are probably not a very good fit for general purpose computing. >>=20 >> --Artem I believe I know of one such company....... :-) -- Andrew Duane Juniper Networks 978-589-0551 10 Technology Park Dr aduane@juniper.net Westford, MA 01886-3418 =20
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