Ok, I just found the file in the gnumach sources directory. Now I'm trying to compile mach, using this guide
https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/microkernel/mach/gnumach/building.html But, during the compilation process with dpkg-buildpackage, It shows an error, and stop. You can see the error in this log https://pastebin.com/wZnXQ61y Feels I syntax error, but I don't sure 2018-06-08 23:04 GMT+02:00 Almudena Garcia <liberamenso10...@gmail.com>: > But... where is this configuration file? > > Do I need to recompile mach after enable the SMP option? > > 2018-06-08 21:27 GMT+02:00 James Clarke <jrt...@jrtc27.com>: > >> On 8 Jun 2018, at 18:06, Joshua Branson <jbra...@fastmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > Almudena Garcia <liberamenso10...@gmail.com> writes: >> > >> >> Hi all: >> >> >> >> Reading this post in Hurd FAQ, I read that Mach has SMP support, but >> It was disabled because the Linux device drivers glue code isn't >> thread-safe. >> >> >> >> https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/faq/smp.html >> >> >> >> Then, I ask . Are there any form to enable this SMP support in GNU >> Mach? (At my own risk). >> >> >> >> I would like to test it. >> >> >> >> P.D.: It's only a curiosity, not an urgency >> > >> > That actually sounds like really fun! haha. I bet it would involve >> > diving into the mach code...I believe that the Hurd currently uses >> > drivers from linux via DDE. A lot of that code was shoved into >> > GNU/Mach. You'd have to pull it out, or find the commandline option to >> > not compile it in...but I don't know how to do it. >> >> From gnumach's configfrag.ac: >> >> > # Multiprocessor support is still broken. >> > AH_TEMPLATE([MULTIPROCESSOR], [set things up for a uniprocessor]) >> > mach_ncpus=1 >> > AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([NCPUS], [$mach_ncpus], [number of CPUs]) >> > [if [ $mach_ncpus -gt 1 ]; then] >> > AC_DEFINE([MULTIPROCESSOR], [1], [set things up for a multiprocessor]) >> > [fi] >> >> So enabling it is just a case of tweaking that constant or making it a >> configurable option. >> >> James >> >> >> >
