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On 2004.08.06 09:38:07 +0000, Bill Studenmund wrote:
> I'd say just one device will be fine. The important thing is that you=20
> won't have concurrent, multi-user access to the different devices; they=
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> aren't tty's that folks are logged-onto. Also, once you've done the=20
> update, you don't need the devices anymore.
Well, I need them since the microcode update isn't permanent. A reset will =
make
it go away.
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> Further, there are systems out there with much more than 4 CPUs on them.=
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> Higher-end iron can have 16 or 64 heads, and really-high end stuff can=20
> have 512 or 1024 heads. It would be really really messy to have to have a=
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> node for each one.
Hehe, I didn't knew there are systems with 1024 cpus. Indeed, creating only=
 a
device is the right way to go.
Thanks.

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  "Simplicity is the ultimate=20
    sophistication."=20
    -- Leonardo da Vinci     =20


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