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List:       linux-smp
Subject:    Re: SMP on non intel platforms
From:       Xavier BEAUDOUIN <kiwi () oav ! net>
Date:       1999-07-29 1:20:46
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On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Joe wrote:

> Thanks all,
>    I have been informed that there is SMP support on Sparc and
> Alpha, but no one has mentioned any performace boosts from this.

[...]

>    Does anyone running an SMP Alpha or Sparc Linux Server?

I do with Sparc on SS10 ;-)

Really SMP on sparc boost a lot.... The bad thing is that the port of
glibc on sparc is not really mature.... ;-( So I've got two way : "wait,
luke... and something else..." or "develop luke !"...

I choose the first way since I don't think I am good enougth to develop...
But Linux on sparc smp rocks !

The main advantage of L/Sparc/SMP is it can support any CPU supported on
the mbus, not like Solaris 7 which need CPU with Supercache (the Z55
series of standard mbus cpu, not the Z50/51/52) ;-)

I didn't try some mixtures of z55 and lower cpu like z50 and/or with some
ROSS accelerators, but I've heard this really give some speed to the sparc
;-)

/Xavier 


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