Re: Processor Affinity

Posted in 1999

Willem Roos — Tue, 16 Feb 1999 10:01:10 +0200 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Mike Segel wrote: > > Processor Affinity isn't a good idea. > It defeats the purpose of SMP and while some may say its the greatest > thing since sliced bread, its like stored proceedures. Use it when > necessary. Care to elaborate, and answer a long unanswered question: How does SMP work (as opposed to MPP). Are you saying processor afinity is more an MPP type of thing as opposed to an SMP thing (see why i need to know how this SMP thing works :-). I also enthusiastically started using processor affinity on our P200 6-way running Unixware 2.1.3 - time for a rethink? -- /* ----------------------------------------------------- * * Willem Roos wroos@shoprite.co.za * * roosj@mweb.co.za * * 0(+27)21 980 4941 * * 0(+27)21 919 0198 * * ----------------------------------------------------- */