Hello, "Erik Mouw <J.A.K.Mouw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>" wrote: > > I just want to know whether SMP Linux system is fault tolerant > > (tolerant against CPU crashes). > No, but you can make it fault tolerant with a failover system, see the > linux high availability project. I see. > Another think to look at is CPU hotplugging, which is supported on some > architectures (PowerPC, IIRC). Sounds fun! And it would be wonderful if they can solve "crash with locks held" problem. (But CPU crash doesn't happen frequently, I do hope.) Thank you very much. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
