Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 18:56:33 +0800 From: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> Cc: Tom Embt <tom@embt.com>, freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SMP kernel on dual board with single proc? Message-ID: <19990727105633.C228D1C9E@overcee.netplex.com.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 26 Jul 1999 12:57:08 CST." <199907261857.MAA20179@mt.sri.com>
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Nate Williams wrote: > > Is it possible to build & run an SMP kernel on a DP board with only one CPU > > installed? I know this is kind of a silly thing to do but I was just > > wondering if it is possible. > > Works fine. As a matter of fact, I'm sitting in front of one right > now. The second CPU has been sitting next to me for about 5 months, but > I never get time to install it, and besides most of my development is > done on 2.2.8 which doesn't support SMP.. Yes, but that's not what he asked. He wanted to know if a SMP kernel worked on a SMP motherboard with one CPU, not if a UP kernel works on a 1 cpu SMP motherboard. I have never tried it, I don't know. (and can't easily get to a machine to find out since they are at the bottom of a stack) > Nate Cheers, -Peter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message
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