Re: Status of SMp support in 2.1?
Dave Muench (cc@spork.neonexus.com)
Fri, 10 Apr 1998 10:05:57 -0400
Jeff Wiegley wrote:
>
> Just a quick request...
>
> Could somebody reply with a small update as to what the current
> status of SMP support is in the 2.1 kernel tree?
>
> I'm purchasing 4 dual Pentium-II servers my office and was hoping to
> use linux on them. Is there anything I should know about that would
> prevent one of the later 2.1.xx kernels for functioning well?
>
> Are there any problems using the Intel EtherExpressPro 100 adapter
> or the EATA-DMA SCSI driver under smp? Just wondering if the
> network and DPT controller I ordered will have problems.
Yes, the eata_dma driver (which I normally use) and the eata driver
(which I tried when the first wouldn't work) have been broken .86-.94.
I'm using .85 with no problems. The authors of both drivers say it's the
IO-APIC stuff. I'm using a 2024, btw.
--
Dave
'97 TJ Sport with lots of neat stuff - http://www.neonexus.com/cc/
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