One quick tip for comiling:

Do a "make -j 4" instead of just make; this will start 4 threads going. Works 
great for kernel compiles (but just don't do it for "make dep" or "make 
install".

Someone benchmarked it and found that 4 or 5 threads were about optimum.

-- Stephen

On Mon, 06 Nov 2000, you wrote:

> > Try this; there's a few nice links in it as well:
>
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/SMP-HOWTO.html
>
> Enjoy.
>
> On Nov 6 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I am very happily running a dual Celeron machine.
> >
> > Were can I get info on smp ( basic and otherwise )- how to get the most
> > out of it ...etc. Not having any problems. Just want a better
> > understanding of what is going on.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Pat

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