From owner-svn-doc-all@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 19 00:56:25 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36F20973; Sun, 19 May 2013 00:56:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eadler@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 275DBC05; Sun, 19 May 2013 00:56:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.6/8.14.6) with ESMTP id r4J0uPtq010526; Sun, 19 May 2013 00:56:25 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from eadler@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.6/8.14.5/Submit) id r4J0uPhv010525; Sun, 19 May 2013 00:56:25 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201305190056.r4J0uPhv010525@svn.freebsd.org> From: Eitan Adler Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 00:56:25 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r41671 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 00:56:25 -0000 Author: eadler Date: Sun May 19 00:56:24 2013 New Revision: 41671 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/41671 Log: Restore the SMP question as it may still be useful Requested by: gavin, scottl Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sun May 19 00:28:55 2013 (r41670) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sun May 19 00:56:24 2013 (r41671) @@ -1674,6 +1674,28 @@ + + Does &os; support Symmetric Multiprocessing + (SMP)? + + + + Symmetric multi-processor (SMP) systems are generally + supported by &os;, although in some cases, BIOS or + motherboard bugs may generate some problems. + + &os; will take advantage of HyperThreading (HTT) + support on &intel; CPUs that support this feature. A kernel + with the options SMP option, enabled + by default, + will automatically detect the additional logical + processors. + + &man.smp.4; has more details. + + + + What is microcode? How do I install &intel; CPU microcode updates?