Re: problem with smp

Steve Dodd (dirk@loth.demon.co.uk)
Sun, 27 Jun 1999 22:25:06 +0100


On Sun, Jun 27, 1999 at 04:18:44PM -0400, Wakko Warner wrote:

> 1: dual pII450 running @ 504mhz 256mb ram (using mtrr)
> 2: single p233mmx running @ 262mhz 64mb ram
> 3: dual p233mmx running @ 233mhz 256mb ram (using mtrr)
>
> computer 1 compiles 2.2.10 in ~ 3 minutes
> computer 2 compiles 2.2.10 in ~ 11 minutes
> computer 3 compiles 2.2.10 in > 20 minutes

Perhaps the 3rd machine has a crippled Intel chipset that won't cache accesses
over 64Mb? What does /proc/mtrr look like for these machines?

-- 
"Damaged people are dangerous, they know they can survive"

- 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/