with linux2.6.27 I have been able to boot 24 cpus. However, beyond that I get the error,"need to implement cache resending nacked packets"...
does the linux scheduler is a limiting factor on number of cpus or M5? ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 14:41:38 -0700 >From: Rick Strong <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [m5-users] More than 4 cpus in FS mode >To: M5 users mailing list <[email protected]> > >Assuming that you are using alpha ISA, they have the steps mentioned in >the FAQ. "BigTsunami support is included in the standard M5 Alpha >build, but booting with more than 4 CPUs requires modifications to the >PAL code and kernel as well. Take a look at the Download page for our >Linux patches and modified PAL code. Note that even with the BigTsunami >changes, simulatin". Here is the download page: >http://www.m5sim.org/wiki/index.php/Download > >So you need need to download the latest patched linux kernel and make >sure M5 boots with that kernel. You also need to download the latest >palcode and make sure M5 uses that palcode. With that said, I have not >seen a successfull boot of more than 16 cores for linux 2.6.18, but >others have. > >Best of luck, >-Rick > >Shoaib Akram wrote: >> I dont quite undestand the steps required to boot more than 4 cpus in FS >> mode. Can anyone with experience comment? >> _______________________________________________ >> m5-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/m5-users >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >m5-users mailing list >[email protected] >http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/m5-users _______________________________________________ m5-users mailing list [email protected] http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/m5-users
