[cooker-amd64] Re: Dual Opteron & Re-Compiling 2.6.0-test11

[Duncan]

Mark Hunter posted <200312090900.57102.mhun2890@bigpond.net.au>, excerpted
below,  on Tue, 09 Dec 2003 09:00:56 +1100:

> Hi,
> 
> I was wondering if anybody else was having problems with re-compiling
> large projects.
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> in the linux-2.6.0-test11 and it goes off and compiles. The problem is
> that the usability of the system just drops right away whilst the
> compilation is occurring. it's kinda like the scheduler gets stuck.
> 
> My system is:
> 
> Tyan Tiger K8W (Dual)
> 2 x Opteron 240's
> 1GB RAM
> 1 x 80GB + 1 x 120GB Drives
> Couple of Ethernet adapters (3com & Realtek) FX5200 Graphics.

I believe my mobo is the same, tho I can't keep track of the names and go
with the number, s2885.  Here also a gig of RAM (2x512M, PC3200 ECC
Registered), 100 gig and 36 gig drives, but running dual 242s.

I've had absolutely NO problems with responsiveness, compiling or not
(except that the onboard sound tends occasionally to lock up the system so
hard even the magic SRQ keys don't work).  I've been VERY happy with the
responsiveness, as that's one reason I got a dual CPU system this time. 
(After having been thrilled with my upgrade to the original Athlon 500MHz,
I was rather unimpressed when I upgraded to an Athlon-C 1.2G, and decided
what I really needed was a dual processor system.  This time I'd decided
to get one, and the only question was whether I was going to go 32-bit or
64-bit Opteron.  I went with the Opteron.  The dual CPU setup seems to
give me exactly what I expected it to -- responsiveness even under heavy
load on BOTH CPUs, tho I've found Opterons still a bit bleeding edge with
some unworked around bugs like the sound above, and less working software
to choose from, but that was expected and deliberately chosen as I both
wanted to show my support for AMD's design choices here, and grow with the
architecture.)

I'm still running the MP kernel from Mdk-9.2-amd64-rc1, however.  If you
have already deployed a 2.6 test kernel, perhaps it's a bug with it, or if
you are running a self-compiled 2.4, maybe you missed something you needed
in the config.

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