Thanks for the reply daniel, >> I would like to know if any one is using MIPS SMP >> Linux in the realworld(i.e., more than just for mips >> SMP linux development work)? I am specifically >> interested in broadcom BCM12500s running SMP Linux. >We have been using it on commercially deployed telco >grade products >for 18 months or more. If you have been talking with >Broadcom they can >probably provide references for you. I believe a >large proportion of >their designs are Linux based now. >> If yes, I would like to know their experience in terms >> of stability and performance. >It's stability is fine with SMP. You application code >will (should?) >crash much more than the kernel will :-) Applications are crashing due to kernel bugs? or due to application bugs? Are the applications crashing more often when run on SMP than on UP kernel? I would appreciate if you could provide more details on what you mean by applications crashing. Thanks Krishna >Performance is relative to a lot of factors (board >space/power/thermal >budget available). It's hard to beat the >size/performance offered by >the 1250. Daniel __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools
