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- Lines: 25
- Date:
Sat Oct 28 15:18:23 1995
- Orig file:
v1.3.36/linux/Documentation/SMP.txt
- Orig date:
Wed Oct 4 14:14:27 1995
diff -u --recursive --new-file v1.3.36/linux/Documentation/SMP.txt linux/Documentation/SMP.txt
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@
o Fix sys_idle to exit/enter kernel state and do hlt's.
o Fix scheduler decisions to reschedule. Per cpu reschedule ?
-o Scheduler ignores stick to CPU advantage. Critical for P6!
-o FPU state save/restore - fault any process on FPU and do a
- restore on the fault each context switch, do a save if we
- faulted that run of the task when we switch away. [DONE]
+o Scheduler ignores stick to CPU advantage. Critical for P6! [Done - FK]
o Clean up message pass.
o Test for B stepping processors.
o Clean up processor specific/independant split.
@@ -23,12 +20,7 @@
o Halt other CPU's on reset/panic doesn't always work.
o Dont waste page at 4K - dont need it now.(watch the GDT code).
o Dump bootup pages once booted somehow.
-o Verify message pass safe for >2 CPU's - should be now it
- is atomic lock based.
-o Dont schedule switches between idle tasks (if current->pid==0 &&
- next->pid==0 && next!=current) [IN]
o Clean up warnings/volatiles.
-o Send CTRL-ALT-DEL to pid 1 not task[1]! [IN]
o Fix load_TR() for non contiguous processor ids
o Iterate over the slave timer requests if one is lost (keep a count per cpu)
o Distribute irq's (locking present just needs the 82489 to be asked
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