| From: | Jesse McClusky |
| Date: | 11 Sep 2000 at 19:37:42 |
| Subject: | Re: AMIOPEN: SMP Support in Ami ? |
> From: "Jean-Pierre" <jpj@casema.net>
>
> I know this has been discussed before, but I feel like
> this has not been answered fully yet -
>
> Will the finished Ami DE support SMP in any given box?
> I am planning on building a new system shortly - something
> in a dual Athlon once the AMD SMP chipset is out
> (somewhere in September/October).
>
> Will the DE use the second processor? I know it has been stated
> that Ami does Asymmetric MP- would that render >1 processor
> unusable under Ami? I know QNX still supports SMP, but
> what are Ami's plans/possibitities?
Supporting AMP means that it supports one or more processors,
no matter *what* type they are. You just have to make sure that
you have a CII and translator for all processors in the system, and
the PII for the motherboard.
Jesse
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