From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 23 06:13:39 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55D9E16A4CE for ; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 06:13:39 +0000 (GMT) Received: from lexi.siliconlandmark.com (lexi.siliconlandmark.com [209.69.98.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D672643D53 for ; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 06:13:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from andy@siliconlandmark.com) Received: from lexi.siliconlandmark.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) j3N6DZHp093067; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:13:35 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from andy@siliconlandmark.com) Received: from localhost (andy@localhost)j3N6DZc6093064; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:13:35 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from andy@siliconlandmark.com) X-Authentication-Warning: lexi.siliconlandmark.com: andy owned process doing -bs Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:13:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Andre Guibert de Bruet To: Matthew Sullivan In-Reply-To: <4269C251.8070504@uq.edu.au> Message-ID: <20050423020305.I68772@lexi.siliconlandmark.com> References: <4267A1CF.3080903@uq.edu.au> <20050422190208.M68772@lexi.siliconlandmark.com> <4269C251.8070504@uq.edu.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-SL-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-SL-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-2.535, required 6, autolearn=not spam, AWL 0.06, BAYES_00 -2.60) X-MailScanner-From: andy@siliconlandmark.com cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SMP on Compaq DL380 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 06:13:39 -0000 On Sat, 23 Apr 2005, Matthew Sullivan wrote: > Andre Guibert de Bruet wrote: > >> On Thu, 21 Apr 2005, Matthew Sullivan wrote: >> >>> I've been reading about problems with HP/Compaq's regarding launching of >>> second CPUs on SMP systems. >>> >>> I've been through the BIOS settings and there seems to be no settings to >>> change the APCI table etc.... >>> >>> Now one thing that does seem common, when I have BIOS's with MP table >>> version set to 1.4 FreeBSD doesn't report the second CPU being launched >>> (even though it is seen in the acpidump).... When I set the BIOS to >>> version 1.2 of the MP table the second CPU is reported and launched. >>> >>> Now the Compaq DL380's I have done seem to have the ability to set 1.4 or >>> 1.2 of the table ... mptable reports 1.4... (below) >>> >>> Any suggestions on how to launch the second CPU...? >> >> Make a boot -v from this machine available. > > http://scorpion.sorbs.net/dmesg.txt The lack of the following seems to indicate that you do not have "device apic" enabled in your kernel config (You need "options SMP" as well to get FreeBSD to do more than just recognize both CPUs): FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 2 CPUs cpu0 (BSP): APIC ID: 0 cpu1 (AP): APIC ID: Please share your config and the steps that you are taking to build your kernel. Cheers, Andy | Andre Guibert de Bruet | Enterprise Software Consultant > | Silicon Landmark, LLC. | http://siliconlandmark.com/ >