[rescue] Re: Re: Re: OH YEA??? [was: Re: Ultra?]

[James Lockwood]

On Mon, 5 Aug 2002, Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:

> I was under the impression that all the SM40s were MP-capable, but only a
> handful of the SM41s were MP-capable.  From what I recall, the core was
> MP-capable, but some revisions of the cache controller were flaky in an MP
> situation.

No.  All SM41s are MP-capable.  The 501-2219 SM40 is not, but the 501-2358
and 501-2570 are.  The flaw was in the Mbus controller side of SuperSparc
modules less that version 3.  See the Sun Hardware Reference and the FEH
for details.

>    Hours of endless frustration punctuated by moments of sheer terror.
>                                  --Saul Tannenbaum (in the Monastery)

I've made the same statement myself.  Pity a.s.r has gone downhill.

-James