hi , about smp and workers , just want to understand 1- i want an equation that equal the number of instances for squid relative with cache dir and worker number ??? ex: With 3 workers and 1 rock cache = 5 processes running: i want general fourm for this above =========================================================================== 2-wts the difference between squid instance and worker ??? im misunderstanding !! why its better to give worker a core not like cores of "rock disk" ??? isnt worker is squid instance ??!!! 3-which will scan and read squid.conf first , is it the instance of squid ?? or the worker of squid ?? regards ----- Dr.x -- View this message in context: http://squid-web-proxy-cache.1019090.n4.nabble.com/something-not-being-understood-in-workers-squid-proces-cores-mapping-tp4662942.html Sent from the Squid - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.