From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 18 06:57:03 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2336216A420; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 06:57:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glebius@FreeBSD.org) Received: from cell.sick.ru (cell.sick.ru [217.72.144.68]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F11343D46; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 06:57:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glebius@FreeBSD.org) Received: from cell.sick.ru (glebius@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cell.sick.ru (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j9I6uxLu068868 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:57:00 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from glebius@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from glebius@localhost) by cell.sick.ru (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j9I6uxRG068867; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:56:59 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from glebius@FreeBSD.org) X-Authentication-Warning: cell.sick.ru: glebius set sender to glebius@FreeBSD.org using -f Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:56:59 +0400 From: Gleb Smirnoff To: "David O'Brien" Message-ID: <20051018065659.GD59364@cell.sick.ru> References: <200510160858.j9G8wR9v045670@repoman.freebsd.org> <200510171200.49522.jkim@FreeBSD.org> <20051017172828.GB97278@dragon.NUXI.org> <200510171417.38095.jkim@FreeBSD.org> <20051017183139.GA97488@dragon.NUXI.org> <1129576130.1152.30.camel@leguin> <20051017192018.GD97488@dragon.NUXI.org> <20051017213635.GC59364@cell.sick.ru> <20051018035902.GH53525@dragon.NUXI.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051018035902.GH53525@dragon.NUXI.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, Eric Anholt , cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Jung-uk Kim , src-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/amd64/amd64 identcpu.c src/sys/i386/i386 identcpu.c X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 06:57:03 -0000 On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 08:59:02PM -0700, David O'Brien wrote: D> > On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 12:20:18PM -0700, David O'Brien wrote: D> > D> Other than my electric company no one (people or D> > D> FreeBSD SW) should care that I have dual-core CPU's. D> > D> > I don't agree. The dmesg output should describe the physical layout D> > of the hardware, too. D> D> Why is this not clear? D> D> CPU: Dual Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 280 (2392.92-MHz K8-class CPU) D> D> They are 200 series Opteron - you can have only 2 (or 1) in a system. D> They are dual-core. D> D> FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 4 CPUs D> cpu0 (BSP): APIC ID: 0 D> cpu1 (AP): APIC ID: 1 D> cpu2 (AP): APIC ID: 2 D> cpu3 (AP): APIC ID: 3 D> D> proper outout given the above 'CPU' ident string. D> D> D> > When maintaining hundreds of systems in server D> > room, people usually forget what lives inside the computer cases. And D> > when one needs to tell what is the motherboard and how many sockets D> > and fans it has, he should be capable to do this without opening D> > the case. D> D> The above dmesg doesn't tell this to you? Only after you have explained it. If I am a new FreeBSD user, I won't understand that I have two sockets with two dual core CPUs. And I agree with both Colin's and Daniel's points of view. -- Totus tuus, Glebius. GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE