Re: SMP dual CPU

[Paul <paul.corner-at-tesco.net>]

Hi Richard

Good news is that it is possible to run realtime tasks on one CPU and have 
the bulk of the 'user space' applications running on the other (with some of 
the load being shared with the RT CPU).

I have not been able to test this type of configuration, so would be 
reluctant to offer it as a standard option within BDI. However, there is no 
reason why an SMP RT kernel package couldn't be put on the CD - EMC would 
probably need to be recompiled as well...

I can give you some assistance with this if required, although you'd probably 
be better off moving over to BDI-TNG. The SMP support is more developed in 
the 2.4.xx kernels and should prove to be more reliable.

Regards, Paul.



On Tuesday 03 Dec 2002 3:27 pm, Richard wrote:
> I'm likely to be running EMC on a dual P2-466 sometime in the
> future. Can it be arranged such that the RT system has affinity
> for one processor and EMC the other?. Is there any advantage to
> doing so?.
>
> Paul : will BDI handle this configuration, now or in the future
> please?