Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261624AbUDNUTO (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:19:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261654AbUDNUTN (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:19:13 -0400 Received: from outmx016.isp.belgacom.be ([195.238.2.115]:52104 "EHLO outmx016.isp.belgacom.be") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261624AbUDNUSA (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:18:00 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2.6.5-mm4] SMP doc fix From: Fabian Frederick To: lkml Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-y6vzHPHPKbsOFey6v3Tq" Message-Id: <1081974032.9612.43.camel@bluerhyme.real3> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.4 Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:20:32 +0200 X-RAVMilter-Version: 8.4.3(snapshot 20030212) (outmx016.isp.belgacom.be) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2073 Lines: 65 --=-y6vzHPHPKbsOFey6v3Tq Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Any suggestions verrrry welcome ! Application to current kernel would be so comfortable indeed ... Regards, Fabian --=-y6vzHPHPKbsOFey6v3Tq Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=smp2.diff Content-Type: text/x-patch; name=smp2.diff; charset= Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit diff -Naur orig/Documentation/smp.txt edited/Documentation/smp.txt --- orig/Documentation/smp.txt 2004-04-04 05:37:44.000000000 +0200 +++ edited/Documentation/smp.txt 2004-04-13 17:04:09.000000000 +0200 @@ -1,4 +1,14 @@ -To set up SMP +Documentation for SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processing). Kernel version 2.6.0-test6 +Some improvements by Fabian Frederick 2003 + +=============================================================================== + +Linux 2.2.X kernel series was the very beginning of multi-processor support. +Here are some tips to manage SMP and to figure out it works properly. + +=============================================================================== + +How to setup SMP: Configure the kernel and answer Y to CONFIG_SMP. @@ -20,3 +30,21 @@ If you are using some Compaq MP compliant machines you will need to set the operating system in the BIOS settings to "Unixware" - don't ask me why Compaqs don't work otherwise. + +=============================================================================== + +How to know SMP is running properly: + +You can cat /proc/cpuinfo for instance.That will display each processor with all its properties. + +processor :0 +vendor_id +.... +processor :1 +.... + +For a simple status you can also cat /proc/stat where first entries display +cpu statistics.First line titled 'cpu' is a grand total.'cpu0' 'cpu1' processor units. + + + --=-y6vzHPHPKbsOFey6v3Tq-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/