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whats with the NUMA stuff? |
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Beso wrote: |
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> 2007/6/28, Fernando Boaglio <boaglio@×××××.com>: |
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>> Hi guys, |
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>> I bought a new X2 4000 processor and I have 2 questions: |
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>> -- can I use the same cooler (my processor uses the deprecated Socket |
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>> 939) |
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>> ? |
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> don't use the same cooler, cause it can break the cpu.... buy a x2 |
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> cool&quiet cooler and update the bios.... |
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> -- should I change a lot of attributes in my kernel .config file? |
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> the configuration under processor types and features should be: |
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> Processor family (AMD-Opteron/Athlon64) ---> |
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> < > /dev/cpu/microcode - Intel CPU microcode support |
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> <*> /dev/cpu/*/msr - Model-specific register support |
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> <*> /dev/cpu/*/cpuid - CPU information support |
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> [*] Symmetric multi-processing support |
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> [ ] SMT (Hyperthreading) scheduler support (NEW) |
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> [*] Multi-core scheduler support |
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> (NEW) |
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> Preemption Model (Voluntary Kernel Preemption (Desktop)) ---> |
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> [*] Non Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) Support |
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> [*] Old style AMD Opteron NUMA detection (NEW) -> this one could be |
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> needed for old 939 sockets but i don't know if the x2 works in that socket |
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> [*] ACPI NUMA detection (NEW) |
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> [*] NUMA emulation |
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> Memory model (Discontiguous Memory) ---> |
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> [*] Provide RTC interrupt |
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> (2) Maximum number of CPUs (2-256) (NEW) |
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> [*] Intel MCE features |
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> [*] AMD MCE features |
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> Timer frequency (100 HZ) ---> |
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> [*] Function reordering |
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> then enable all the cpu scaling governors under power management option, |
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> amd |
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> powernow directly in the kernel (not as module, cause the udev would not |
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> load it at boot time) and add cpufrequtils as a boot service with the |
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> conservative module.... |
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> obvioulsy you'll need thermal, fan, processor and ac adapter.... i compiled |
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> this in the kernel support so that i wouldn't need an initramdisk.... but |
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> this is your choice on how to compile them.... |
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> after that you should look at http://gentoo-wiki.com/ on howtos for the use |
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> flags, cause you could have some new use flags to use.... |
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> TIA |
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>> []'s |
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>> Fernando Boaglio |
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