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Re: A niche for the Hurd - multi-core systems
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Matthew Ayres |
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Re: A niche for the Hurd - multi-core systems |
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Sun, 2 Nov 2008 15:05:07 +0000 |
> > > > I would like to see the Hurd focusing on multi-core systems.
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> > > Mach would need to be SMP-fixed first :)
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> > Does that mean the Hurd can't yet be used on multi-core systems?
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> Hurd yes (though there are probably bugs), Mach no (as the smp code was
> never maintained in the meanwhile, and IIRC the linux glue code doesn't
> handle SMPness.
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> Note that you can still use a multi-core system, but just one core of it
> :)
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No doubt this shows my naivety, but why has GNU never built its own
replacement for Mach?