Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!pacbell.com!ucsd!sdcc6!rblewitt From: rblewitt@sdcc6.ucsd.edu (Richard Blewitt) Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga Subject: Re: Adding Symmetric Multiprocessing to Amiga UNI Message-ID: <16238@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> Date: 1 Feb 91 18:53:15 GMT References: <1991Jan30.181208.1256@convex.com> <1991Jan31.154251.16107@nada.kth.se> <18407@cbmvax.commodore.com> Organization: University of California, San Diego Lines: 13 In article <18407@cbmvax.commodore.com> daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) writes: > >The best strategy for A3000 multiprocessing would be to have the 68040 off >the main (shared) bus as often as possible, while the 68030 does whatever >I/O operations it can handle. The large 68040 cache makes this a somewhat >natural event anyway, but either private 68040 memory or a large external >cache on an '040 coprocessor board would improve this considerably. So Dave, just when will you be done with this board. I know, non-disclosure :( So finish it quick so it can be released, and we can get it. Rick