Thanks for your reply. The number of systems on the network is less than 20. Could you provide a sample for the switch model and the configuration for the network issue(e.g. fs.py)?
Xin ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 19:25:34 -0500 (EST) >From: Nathan Binkert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [m5-users] simulating multicomputer system with M5 >To: M5 users mailing list <m5-users@m5sim.org> > >> As Steve said, M5 provides point-to-point link, but switch >> model is needed to hook up more than two systems. So my >> question is: Can I have several systems(> 2) work together >> with each two having a distinct point-to-point link for data >> transfer? It is somehow like a fully-connected network. In this >> way, is switch model still needed? Thanks. > >You can do this up to a point. There is a limit for how many NICs you can >attach due to the way interrupts work in the simulated system. How big of >a network do you want to build? > >Also, a switch model wouldn't be that hard to do. >_______________________________________________ >m5-users mailing list >m5-users@m5sim.org >http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/m5-users _______________________________________________ m5-users mailing list m5-users@m5sim.org http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/m5-users
