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Re: [Xen-devel] RFC: large system support - 128 CPUs

To: Bill Burns <bburns@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] RFC: large system support - 128 CPUs
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:25:36 +0100
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On 13/8/08 11:23, "Bill Burns" <bburns@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> For the other one I'll have to think a bit. The need for GDT entries per CPU
>> currently obviously means scaling much past a few hundred CPUs is going to
>> be difficult.
> 
> Yes, would like something better here. And as I said, we
> don't know yet that just adding the additional page solves
> anything.

How many CPUs do you currently need/want to support?

 -- Keir



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