smp in 5.1

[Andy Farkas]

On Mon, 11 Aug 2003, Eriq Lamar wrote:

> Is there any advantage in 5.1 over 4.8 for two amd mp's. and if so could
> someone tell what they are. I am interested in building dual system using
> mp's but not sure which version would be better.

Scheduling in 5.1 is broken (sched_ule doesn't even work*).

Stick with 4.8.


* for me, sched_ule completely locks up my box, no ping, no keybd. Exact
same kernel with sched_4bsd works fine.

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        Andy Farkas
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   Speednet Communications
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