> Last evening I've decided to compile a new 2.2.0-pre6 on a Dual
> P][-350, WD SCSI 64Megs etc. It took me about 7 minutes, with the
> _existing_SMP_ 2.2.0-pre6. I have a K62/350 at home and it compiles
> the same kernel with _almost_ the same options in _almost_ the same time :(
> Do I have to get a different egcs/gcc in order to use both processors
> when compiling something or are there exxxtra options in order to enable
> some SMP extra stuff? I have to mention that a cat /proc/cpuinfo shows
> both processors so it has to be okay...
> Sorry if I am lame :)
You probably want to do a "make -j N" to get the full benefit, where N is
about 2x no. of CPUs.
That may, make will run up to N gcc, etc. processes at a time and you
should see a decent improvement...
Matthew.
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/