On Mon, 2008-07-14 at 16:08 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > // But do you know of any part [of Plan 9] that would be > // beneficial for highly-SMP systems? > > Beneficial compared to what, I guess.
Lets say a typical Linux kernel. > The kernel's biggest contribution here is keeping processes inexpensive > compared to unix. Not just inexpensive, but also better aligned with how they use compute resources (virtual vs. physical threads) and memory resources. > // It'll be interesting to see how a single Plan9 kernel scales on > // something like a Batoka box (256 hardware threads per box, > // 64 physical cores). > > Send me one and I'll see if I can find out. ☺ Speaking of which -- is SPARC port of Plan9 still alive? Thanks, Roman.
