--- Matthew Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > :It seems most of the banter for the past few > :months is userland related. What is the state > of > :the kernel in terms of DP/MP kernel > performance? > :Has any work been done or is DFLY still in the > :cleaning up stages? I'm still desparately > seeking > :a good reason to move to Dual-core processors > : > :DT > > It's getting better but there is still a > lot of work to do. After > this upcoming release (middle of December) > I intend to bring in Jeff's > parallel routing code and make the TCP and > UDP protocol threads MP safe. > > Even in its current state (and, in fact, > even using the old FreeBSD 4.x > kernel's), you will reap major benefits on > a dual-core cpu. I have > been very impressed with AMD's Athlon X2 in > these Shuttle XPC boxes, > despite having to buy a PCI GiGE ethernet > card due to motherboard > issues. What kind of "benefits" would be realized for systems being used primary as a router/bridge, given that its almost 100% kernel usage? DT __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/