Re: SMP/cc Cluster description

From: David S. Miller (davem@redhat.com)
Date: Thu Dec 06 2001 - 16:02:02 EST


   From: Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com>
   Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 12:21:16 -0800
   
   You tell me - which is easier, multithreading the networking stack to
   64 way SMP or running 64 distinct networking stacks?

We've done %90 of the "other stuff" already, why waste the work?
We've done the networking, we've done the scheduler, and the
networking/block drivers are there too.

I was actually pretty happy with how easy (relatively) the networking
was to thread nicely.

The point is, you have to make a captivating argument for ccClusters,
what does it buy us now that we've done a lot of the work you are
telling us it will save?
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