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Re: [Qemu-ppc] [PATCH RFC 06/16] vl: move smp parsing to machine pre_ini
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Programmingkid |
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Re: [Qemu-ppc] [PATCH RFC 06/16] vl: move smp parsing to machine pre_init |
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Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:32:37 -0400 |
On Jun 14, 2016, at 5:13 PM, BALATON Zoltan wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Jun 2016, Programmingkid wrote:
>> On Jun 14, 2016, at 7:39 AM, address@hidden wrote:
>>> smp_cores is only used by pseries and x86 machines. I expect machines
>>> that must be single-socket to disregard smp_sockets altogether.
>>
>> Could smp support be added to the beigeg3 and mac99 targets?
>
> I think the machines these are emulating had no SMP so it would not make much
> sense. Maybe you'd need to create a new target emulating a Mac model with
> multiple CPUs instead or update mac99 to a newer model that had SMP?
http://www.macworld.com/article/1002601/multiprocessor.html
You will find this article enlightening.
> But what would this bring besides more complexity and more possible bugs?
- An emulator that can take better advantage of the host system's
multiprocessor offering.
- An emulator that can run more programs and still feel responsive.
- A simulator for testing how a program behaves in a single and multiprocessor
environment.