I believe that by default, a linux guest will process on only 1 IFL at a
time. Multiple "CPU" statements to more than 1 IFL in vm's user direct
will allow a guest to process on more than 1 IFL simultaneously.
Bob McCarthy
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Subject: Re: IFL consumption
On Tue, 9 Dec 2008, Steve Mitchell wrote:
> A z/VM LPAR with two IFL's: Can one Linux guest consume more than 50%
of
> the capacity ie can work be dispatched on more than one IFL? I cant
> locate the proper written doc to confirm one way or the other
>
>
> Steve Mitchell
I don't have a document to prove it, but Linux is multiprocessor
capable.
It will dispatch work on all the engines that you give it.
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Maranatha!
John McKown
