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From: Dave Jones <davej@suse.de>
To: "Pau Montero Parés" <pau@imente.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: SMP Athlon troubles under high load
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 23:22:51 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020813232251.P13598@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3D5919A8.1080908@imente.com>; from pau@imente.com on Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 04:37:28PM +0200

On Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 04:37:28PM +0200, Pau Montero Parés wrote:
 > processor       : 0
 > vendor_id       : AuthenticAMD
 > cpu family      : 6
 > model           : 4
 > model name      : AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
 > stepping        : 4

According to my notes, 644 isn't a valid CPU for reliable MP operation.
The earliest Athlon rated 'smp safe' is model 6 stepping 0.
Anyone with anything earlier that isn't having problems is
getting 'lucky'.

        Dave.

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| Dave Jones.        http://www.codemonkey.org.uk
| SuSE Labs

  reply	other threads:[~2002-08-13 21:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-08-13 14:37 SMP Athlon troubles under high load Pau Montero Parés
2002-08-13 21:22 ` Dave Jones [this message]
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2002-08-13 15:02 jordan.breeding

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