Re: Beowulf patches?

Guenter L. Wolf (i243@stio1.fh-wuerzburg.de)
Wed, 31 Mar 1999 16:23:45 +0200 (MET DST)

On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Horst von Brand wrote:

> Now the question is: Has somebody ported the Beowulf patches forward to
> recent kernels? Recent 2.0.xx or even 2.2.x? Does it even make any sense to
> do so? Which of the patches are critical, which ones aren't? Any areas
> where I should look out for tarpits?

I have tried to do so, but still at a very early phase. The problem is it
seems to be stable but the whole thing gets _slower_ when channels are
bonded. Still looking into it, hope to get this working RSN.

> I'm asking before trying to integrate the patches myself, as surely
> somebody more knowledgeable than myself has done so already ;-)

Cheers,
Guenter

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Guenter L. Wolf


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