Re: [expert] SMP newbie

1999-09-17 Thread Steve Philp
BOUCARON Julien CNET/DSE/SOP wrote: > > Same direction of precedent answer , if the app is not multithread don't > expect more. > But as it was told before, you should use many encoders in parallel, or try > to multithread your encoder ( it exists a multithread lib for SMP i think ) > ex : bladee

RE: [expert] SMP newbie 2

1999-09-17 Thread BOUCARON Julien CNET/DSE/SOP
Have a look on that URL : Mirror http://www.irisa.fr/prive/dmentre/smp-faq/smp-faq.html or http://www.phy.duke.edu/brahma/smp-faq/ -Message d'origine- De: Darin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Date: vendredi 17 septembre 1999 15:38 À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet: Re: [expert

RE: [expert] SMP newbie

1999-09-17 Thread BOUCARON Julien CNET/DSE/SOP
. Warning -> compiling a kernel , see the SMP linux page. ( prblm with make depends i think ) -Message d'origine- De: Darin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Date: vendredi 17 septembre 1999 15:38 À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet: Re: [expert] SMP newbie On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, you wrote: > Hello all!

RE: [expert] SMP newbie

1999-09-17 Thread Fred Frigerio
It has to do with how many threads the program is able to start. If the program can work with multiple threads in parallel then it will use both CPU's. However, that is generally a function of the scheduler in the kernel to decide where each process (or thread) will run and when. So I would think

Re: [expert] SMP newbie

1999-09-17 Thread Darin
On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, you wrote: > Hello all! > > I've taken the plunge and picked up a pair of Celeron 400's and an Abit > BP6 board. This is my first foray into the wild yonders of SMP, so > forgive my naive questions. > > I was under the impression that since the kernel and libc libraries > n