Re: Linux/Pro [was Re: Coding style - a non-issue]

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sat, 1 Dec 2001 10:09:30 +0000 (GMT)


> > Wasn't it you that were saying that Linux will never scale with more than
> > 2 CPUs ?
>
> No, that wasn't me. I said it shouldn't scale beyond 4 cpus. I'd be pretty
> lame if I said it couldn't scale with more than 2. Should != could.

Question: What happens when people stick 8 threads of execution on a die with
a single L2 cache ?

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