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> >> I've only ever used systems with a single CPU. I'm looking for a new |
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> >> host for a dedicated server (suggestions?) and it looks like I'll |
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> >> probably choose a machine with two or four CPUs. What sort of |
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> >> complications does that add to set up and/or maintenance with Gentoo? |
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> > No complication. |
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> > Configure CONFIG_SMP in the the kernel for multicore. |
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> > Everything else is transparent. |
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> > Cores make threads work better, so you'd want to investigate if |
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> > USE="threads" is useful for you. |
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> I think he's looking for advice on NUMA, not SMP. |
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So if I have 2 physical CPU's with 4 cores each and I enable SMP, I'm using |
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8 cores? Can NUMA be either enabled or disabled when using more than one |
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physical CPU, or is it required? |
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- Grant |
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