Simple question about CPUs and processes

Hi list, I'd like some insight on the following; Me and a friend were discussing tech stuff and he said that, when using dual (or more) CPU systems, it is the hardware itself (and alone) choosing which CPU will execute this or that process. But I think it is the OS kernel (FreeBSD in this case)

Re: Simple question about CPUs and processes

On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like some insight on the following; Me and a friend were discussing tech stuff and he said that, when using dual (or more) CPU systems, it is the hardware itself (and alone) choosing which CPU will execute this or that process. But I think

Re: Simple question about CPUs and processes

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi list, I'd like some insight on the following; Me and a friend were discussing tech stuff and he said that, when using dual (or more) CPU systems, it is the hardware itself (and alone) choosing which CPU will execute this or that process. The OS and the OS alone chooses

Re: Simple question about CPUs and processes

Hey, Thanks for the replies Robert and Ryan! That was insigthful. I didn't know about the BP and the shutdown thingy, always learning :-) On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like some insight on the following; Me and a friend were discussing tech stuff and he said that, when

Re: Simple question about CPUs and processes

--- Ryan Sommers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] CPU cares about is endlessly executing instructions fed to it and delivering interrupts/exceptions. What your friend might be Im not sure to how many types of hw FreeBSD has been ported, but the POWER4 processor