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Date:      Thu, 02 Sep 1999 09:57:21 +0200
From:      Thierry Herbelot <thierry.herbelot@alcatel.fr>
To:        Kris Kedzierski <kris@activetech.net>
Cc:        "FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: SMP - how many?
Message-ID:  <37CE2DE1.184FCFD8@alcatel.fr>
References:  <004f01bef4aa$a9f3d6e0$0ac951d1@activetech.net>

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Hello,

SMP in FreeBSD depends strongly on the CPU/Chipset functionalities : it
only works with genuine Intel processors and supports 2 processors with
standard P-II/P-III and 4 processors with Xeon procs.

If your six-P-Pro uses an exotic chipset, you may be out of luck.

	TfH

Kris Kedzierski wrote:
> 
> Hey
> I know FBSD supports SMP, but is there a limit as to how many processors it
> can scale up to?  I just found a nice 6 way PPRO machine in a warehouse and
> wanna give it a try.  Are there any issues related to SMP?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Kris Kedzierski
> Activetech
> kris@activetech.net
> 
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