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Date:      Tue, 6 Nov 2001 14:55:33 -0500
From:      "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net>
To:        "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@atkielski.com>, "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: Multi-processor Support
Message-ID:  <003101c166fc$fe8f9920$6600000a@columbia>
In-Reply-To: <002101c16690$04212790$0a00000a@atkielski.com>

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Yes, you have to recompile the kernel JUST to support more than one
processor.

If this is perceived as a big task, then you might want to reconsider using
an SMP machine.

--- Andy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anthony Atkielski [mailto:anthony@atkielski.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 1:55 AM
> To: Andrew C. Hornback; FreeBSD Questions
> Subject: Re: Multi-processor Support
>
>
> You have to recompile the kernel just to support more than one processor??
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net>
> To: "Johnny Lum" <jlum@aebc.com>; <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 06:38
> Subject: RE: Multi-processor Support
>
>
> > FreeBSD supports anywhere from 1 to 6 processors, as far as I
> know.  I've
> > seen it scale that far personally.  Others have seen it run on
> 8 processor
> > machines.  Two processors is a piece of cake with a simple
> kernel recompile.
> >
> > --- Andy
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Johnny Lum
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 12:33 AM
> > To: questions@FreeBSD.org
> > Subject: Multi-processor Support
> >
> >
> > Hi, I have two intel pentium III processors.  Would freeBSD
> recognize the
> > system as having 2 processors??
> > or does it only support 1?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Johnny
> >
> >
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