Re: XFS RPM install on Redhat 7.2

[Simon Matter <simon.matter@ch.sauter-bc.com>]

Mike schrieb:
> 
> Thanks Eric and Simon,
> 
> I installed 2.4.9-31SGI_1.1smp kernel and everything was OK. I just
> noticed one difference, with the newer 2.4.9-34smp kernel, I used to see
> 4 CPUs (using top) on our server which is a Compaq ML530G2. This server
> have 2 CPUs only. But due to Intel Hyper-Threading technology on the new
> Xeon 2.4 GHz processor, the 2.4.9-34smp kernel treats it as 4 CPUs.
> 
> After I installed 2.4.9-31SGI_1.1smp and rebooted I only could see 2
> CPUs which is equal to the physical CPUs count.
> 
> I am going to install kernel-smp-2.4.9-34SGI_XFS_1.1.i686.rpm and
> hopefully I will see 4 CPUs. Some how it supposed to be faster with the
> 2 CPUs treated as 4 CPUs (?).

Hi Mike,

2.4.9-34SGI_XFS_1.1 is _exactly_ the same like original RedHat 2.4.9-34
with only the XFS bits added. So whatever you see, it's the same as you
see when using RedHat 2.4.9-34.

Simon

> 
> Thanks for your help and the new RPMs.
> 
> Mike
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-xfs-bounce@oss.sgi.com [mailto:linux-xfs-bounce@oss.sgi.com]
> On Behalf Of Eric Sandeen
> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 5:51 PM
> To: Simon Matter
> Cc: Mike; linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com
> Subject: Re: XFS RPM install on Redhat 7.2
> 
> Ok, they are there now, in
> ftp://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/download/Release-1.1/kernel_rpms/contribu
> ted/2.4.18-34-RH/
> 
> Sorry it took so long to get them out there, this sort of fell through
> the cracks.
> 
> Note that they're contributed, and have not been tested by SGI.
> 
> Thanks Simon!
> 
> -Eric
> 
> On Fri, 2002-08-30 at 00:50, Simon Matter wrote:
> > BTW, I have built kernel-smp-2.4.9-34SGI_XFS_1.1.src.rpm packages long
> > time ago. Eric, do you remember :)
> 
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> Eric Sandeen      XFS for Linux     http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs
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