Re: challenge for linux-SMP hackers

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Thu, 5 Feb 1998 10:32:53 +0000 (GMT)


> Will they give out info on how they did it, or do they think it's worthy
> of keeping secret? I suppose we could disassemble the nt hal they supply
> but that would probably be a lot of work.

Ask them and see. The only people who've been awkward so far have been

o Corollary - on everything
o Compaq on 4CPU pre MP compliant boxes (2 CPU is no secret).
o Sequent.. who consider their bus arbitration chips sufficiently
magic to worry.

Alan