> I don't know who told you that but AFAIK SMP works on ALL generations of
> Alpha. NT *CAN* do SMP on Alpha visit http://terraserver.microsoft.com
> it is a very good example.
>
> A quote from the site:
> "The TerraServer Digital AlphaServer 8400 platform from Compaq is
> powered by eight 440 MHz Alpha 21164 64-bit processors (scalable to
> fourteen 625 MHz processors)..."
>
> Also amazon.com is using an Alpha server with Digital UNIX. And what do
> think The AlphaServer 8400 with 14 CPUs and Digital UNIX can do? Have a
> look at http://www.digital.com/alphaserver and look at the documentation
> available. Or have a look at http://www.unix.digital.com at the customer
> sucsess stories.
Thanks for the clarification. I knew there were DU MP servers, but didn't know they were true
shared memory machines. I'll have to look for my source on that. But hey, I'm glad I was wrong!
So, are there any low-cost SMP 21164 boards? If so, WHERE?
> Now I wont argue that SMP Linux on Alpha is working very well, in fact
> if I remember/heard right it is in early stages of development -- BUT
> *IS* in development.
Thanks again! Any hints on where (people/web sites/messages in archives) to look for this effort?
I can't find anything concrete in the linux-kernel archives. (Just some comments on why a 2.1.81
patch would break future alpha SMP; a search on the author's name turned up nothing. And a message
asking, "What's the status of Alpha SMP?" had no replies.
Zeen,
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