Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 18:08:30 -0800 (PST) From: brian@mediacity.com To: smp@csn.net (Steve Passe) Cc: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de, core@freebsd.org, smp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Current SMP status inquiry Message-ID: <19970128020830.12419.qmail@mpress.com> In-Reply-To: <199701272019.NAA28537@clem.systemsix.com> from Steve Passe at "Jan 27, 97 01:19:16 pm"
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> > After some discussions about the GUUG meeting, i still don't have > > the slightest sign about the current status of the SMP work. Ain't > > there anybody around who could tell me? Steve Passe writes: > My somewhat incomplete understanding of the status: SMP itself is > fairly stable, runs on most MP machines it has been tried on, and > is considered ALPHA level. It is capable of running "make world" on > current without problem. What about the evil FP exception/FPU support problem? The one that locks everything up solid? I'd be happy to write up a description and workaround, but it may be that others don't believe it exists, or that it is simply a problem with my and a few others equipment. -- Brian Litzinger brian@mediacity.com
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