Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 14:29:40 +0100 (BST) From: Stephen Roome <steve@visint.co.uk> To: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> Cc: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>, bruce@zuhause.mn.org, freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Where to start SMP? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970507140547.6423D-100000@bagpuss.visint.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <199705061654.KAA07354@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com>
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On Tue, 6 May 1997, Steve Passe wrote: > Hi, > > > What was a lot harder was figuring what the options do. The new LINT may have > > all (or many anyway) possible options in it, but most of them are poorly > > explained and 50% of them aren't documented other than 2 words. > > > > Although a generic smp config file would be helpful, a slightly more > > prominent entry in the standard handbook really is required as well. > > we know that the doc is severly lacking, its just a matter of priorities. > There are approx. 2-3 people working part time on this, and there is more > than enough to keep us busy with the code. This is something that one or > more of the more experienced users should jump on. If someone were to > write a handbook section, I and others will be available to answer specific > questions where there are holes. We just dont have the time to do it all! Most of the docs are already there on the web pages. It's wasn't easy to find the SMP homepage, but after that it got easier =) What to buy is more confusing, but how to install is really very easy now, apart from do ppl need to download the source for libkvm and ps etc. and recompile. That's about all that is unclear. There's only one other thing, that I as a user would ask and that's that when the options go in LINT, it's important that each 50 hours of coding gets at least 5 mins worth of typing an explanation in LINT if it gives a compile option. It's not much to ask, and it means that the new code will get used sooner. I remeber having a slow IDE drive for ages on my home computer, until someone thought to tell me that adding flags 0x80ff80ff would be a good idea. Someone probably spent ages getting some code working to do this, and I didn't use it for months, even though it was there. Okay, I'm dim, but there's a lot of people who stay with Linux for the very reason that to compile a kernel they type yes and no a few times. Just making LINT slightly more readable might be very good for FreeBSD. [On the whole though, I'm damn impressed with the SMP support so far as it's saved me having to install NT =)] -- Steve Roome Technical Systems Manager, Vision Interactive Ltd. E: steve@visint.co.uk M: +44 (0) 976 241 342 T: +44 (0) 117 973 0597 F: +44 (0) 117 923 8522
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