Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 15:38:03 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 15:37:56 -0500 Received: from alfik.ms.mff.cuni.cz ([195.113.19.71]:64261 "EHLO alfik.ms.mff.cuni.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 15:37:38 -0500 Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 13:46:43 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: "Martin J. Bligh" Cc: Larry McVoy , Stephan von Krawczynski , Horst von Brand , lkml Subject: Re: Linux/Pro [was Re: Coding style - a non-issue] Message-ID: <20011206134642.D49@toy.ucw.cz> In-Reply-To: <20011202155440.F2622@work.bitmover.com> <2379997133.1007402344@mbligh.des.sequent.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <2379997133.1007402344@mbligh.des.sequent.com>; from Martin.Bligh@us.ibm.com on Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 05:59:04PM -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > > cases. Yet changes go into the system for 8 way and 16 way performance. > > That's a mistake. > > > > I'd be ecstatic if the hackers limited themselves to what was commonly > > available, that is essentially what I'm arguing for. > > We need a *little* bit of foresight. If 4 ways are common now, and 8 ways > and 16 ways are available, then in a year or two 8 ways (at least) will be > commonplace. On the other hand 128 cpu machines are a way off, and > I'd agree we shouldn't spend too much time on them right now. 90% developers have more than one machine to play with... So maybe there's time for mosix to be merged...? Then we can create memnet (netdevice over shared memory), and Larry's dream can come true... Pavel -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html. - 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/