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Date:      Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:58:50 -0700
From:      Colin Percival <cperciva@freebsd.org>
To:        Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
Cc:        stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Ready for dual core Opterons?
Message-ID:  <425ABADA.8000403@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <200504111755.LAA16933@lariat.org>
References:  <200504111755.LAA16933@lariat.org>

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Brett Glass wrote:
> According to the article at
> 
> http://www.techweb.com/wire/hardware/160503169
> 
> AMD is going to be launching dual core Opterons this month.  Will FreeBSD 5.4
> be ready to handle them?

My understanding is that dual core opterons just look like multiple
processors to the operating system, so there should be no problems.

For that matter, my understanding is that dual core opterons *are*
separate processors, connected only via their normal external
interface.

Colin Percival



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