Morten Torstensen wrote: > Tru Huynh wrote: >> [tru at quadcore ~]$ uname -a >> Linux quadcore 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Oct 6 06:28:26 CDT 2006 >> x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux >> [tru at quadcore ~]$ grep -A4 processor /proc/cpuinfo >> processor : 0 > > Just take care with more than 8 CPUs, because you need the largesmp > kernel then. Worked on a 8 socket, 16 CPU system where that was a pain > due to binary kernel modules. > > Now those machines could be 32 CPU systems... and you could add 8 > sockets more. 64 CPUs on Intel platform with commodity hardware. Not > that many years ago that would have been utopia :) A few years from now you'll need that much horsepower to play Quake VIII. :)