Re: [PATCH 01/10] MIPS: smp: Make IPI interrupts scalable

Maciej W. Rozycki
2024-07-04T22:36:03Z

On Thu, 4 Jul 2024, Jiaxun Yang wrote:

> > SOC-it (or SOC-it 101 to be precise) is the name of a bus controller:
> >
> > System controller/revision = MIPS SOC-it 101 OCP / 1.3 SDR-FW-4:1
> >
> > used across numerous platforms from the M4K core onwards, UP, MT, or MP.
> > I think it would make sense if you revealed the processor type instead.
>
> Sure, sorry to be vague on the platform detail.
>
> I actually tried on two Malta configurations, CoreFPGA6 interAptiv 2MPF (2 cores, 2 VPE, 4TC),
> and CoreFPGA3 34Kc MT (2VPE 9TC).

This is much better, thanks, and the choice of CPUs feels adequate. The
mention of the 34K CPU brings fond memories too, as I was a member of the
development team for this design, very innovative at its time, and still
nowadays I believe.

> > Technically I could run it on my SB1250, but I'm too overloaded now to
> > commit to any timescale. Sorry.
>
> No worries, I'll try to fetch a BMIPS3000 SMP router to get Broadcom platform
> undercover.

But that's a completely different design from the SB-1 line, isn't it?

Maciej