re: No asm/smp.h == no compile
Neal. (crook@rdgeng.enet.dec.com)
Mon, 18 Mar 96 15:50:55 MET
>I just tried to compile 1.3.75 for the alpha. It dies right off because
>kernel/sched.c tries to include asm/smp.h which does not exist. I suppose
>that the easiest fix would be to add a few #ifdefs to the kernel, but
>how about a more innovative fix. Like shipping a multiprocessor machine
>to Helsinki (Maddog?). Actually, now that I think about it, I don't know
>that anyone makes a low-end AXP based system. Does anyone know?
Well, I don't think we accept that any of our Alpha machines are low-end ;-)
Having said that, the major drive for Linux on Alpha has come from within
Digital's semiconductor organisation (Digital Semiconductor) and DS have
no multiprocessor chipsets or hardware platforms. Therefore, it is unlikely
that there will be any point in doing Alpha SMP for a year or two.
Neal.
European Semiconductor Applications Engineering
Digital Semiconductor.