Re: How do I learn the Hurd stuff?

[Almudena Garcia]

But this solution would be specific to Intel chips?  ie: this method of
SMP wouldn't work on AMD or POWER right

All x86 architecture, I think

El jue., 30 ago. 2018 a las 15:09, Joshua Branson (<jbranso@fastmail.com>) escribió:

Almudena Garcia <liberamenso10000@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi:
>
>  Also how does one implement SMP via hardware and NOT software?  Is this
>  a portable approach to do SMP?  Will this approach allow SMP on Intel,
>  AMD, ARM, POWER, and RISC chips?
>
> I'm reading about Intel processor can be configured to run in multicore mode. I don't know how can I do It yet, but this can be more efficient than a software
> implementation and may solve many concurrency problems.

But this solution would be specific to Intel chips?  ie: this method of
SMP wouldn't work on AMD or POWER right?

>
>   
>
> El mié., 29 ago. 2018 a las 22:56, Joshua Branson (<jbranso@fastmail.com>) escribió:
>
>  Almudena Garcia <liberamenso10000@gmail.com> writes:
>
>  > Hi all:
>  >
>  > I'm reading about you're interested in contributing with Hurd and practice with C.
>  >
>  > I have an interesting project, about implement SMP support in Hurd. Currently, Mach has a little support to multiprocessing, but this is old and very
>  buggy.
>  >
>  > A friend has said me that It's possible to implement SMP support via hardware, instead use software techniques, and I would try this project.
>  >
>  > If any person can tutorize me and contribute, I will be grateful.
>  >
>
>  I can probably encourage you for this project, but I'm not sure if I'd
>  be able to help very well.  I'm still on the struggle bus with the Hurd
>  development.  I have a ever growing Hurd cheatsheet, but I am no CS
>  major.
>
>  Also how does one implement SMP via hardware and NOT software?  Is this
>  a portable approach to do SMP?  Will this approach allow SMP on Intel,
>  AMD, ARM, POWER, and RISC chips?
>
>  Honestly, I could probably just spend some time trying to update the
>  Hurd wiki.  A lot of places just need some documentation updates.  Like
>  a lot. hahaha.