Re: [ES40-developers] Issue with 2nd CPU

[Camiel V. <iam...@gm...>]

Hi David,

I would assume this to be the case. The second cpu - as far as I can
tell isn't doing anything except waiting for some data in memory to
change.

I think that having 3 processor cores would be the minimum recommended
configuration to run a 2-cpu emulator...

Camiel.

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Hittner, David T.
<dav...@ng...> wrote:
> Or.... was this because my dual-core (without HyperThreading) CPU was
>  pegged on both cores simulating 2 CPUs and the 21143 thread (literally)
>  just timed out executing the commands?
>
>  Dave
>
>
>
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>  > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 11:04 AM
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>  > Subject: [ES40-developers] Issue with 2nd CPU
>  >
>  > I added a second CPU (just to see what it would do), and got
>  > the following console output - it shows an error on the
>  > Network card, which does not occur when only one CPU is configured.
>  >
>  > Is there something in the CPU arbitration that we've missed
>  > that prevents the 2nd CPU from running the system diagnostics
>  > simultaneously with the primary CPU?
>  >
>  > Dave
>  > --------------------------------------------------------------
>  > ----------
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>  > This is serial port #0 on AlphaSim
>  >
>  > OpenVMS PALcode V1.98-104, Tru64 UNIX PALcode V1.92-105
>  >
>  > starting console on CPU 0
>  > initialized idle PCB
>  > initializing semaphores
>  > initializing heap
>  > initial heap 240c0
>  > memory low limit = 1b0000 heap = 240c0, 17fc0 initializing
>  > driver structures initializing idle process PID initializing
>  > file system initializing hardware initializing timer data
>  > structures lowering IPL CPU 0 speed is 800 MHz create
>  > dead_eater create poll create timer create powerup access
>  > NVRAM Memory size 128 MB testing memory ...
>  > probe I/O subsystem
>  > probing hose 1, PCI
>  > probing hose 0, PCI
>  > probing PCI-to-ISA bridge, bus 1
>  > bus 0, slot 3 -- pka -- NCR 53C810
>  > bus 0, slot 4 -- ewa -- DE500-BA Network Controller starting
>  > drivers entering idle loop Partition 0, Memory base:
>  > 000000000, size: 008000000 initializing GCT/FRU at 1c8000
>  > Initializing pka ewa Memory Testing and Configuration Status
>  >   Array       Size       Base Address    Intlv Mode
>  > ---------  ----------  ----------------  ----------
>  >     0        128Mb     0000000000000000    4-Way
>  >
>  >      128 MB of System Memory
>  > Testing the System
>  > Testing the Disks (read only)
>  > Testing the Network
>  >
>  > *** Error (ewa0), Mop loop message timed out from: 00-00-00-ff-ff-ff
>  > *** List index: 0 received count: 3 expected count 4
>  >
>  > *** Error (ewa0), Mop loop message timed out from: 00-00-00-ff-ff-ff
>  > *** List index: 1 received count: 3 expected count 4
>  >
>  > *** Error (ewa0), Mop loop message timed out from: 00-00-00-ff-ff-ff
>  > *** List index: 2 received count: 3 expected count 4
>  >
>  > *** Error (ewa0), Mop loop message timed out from: 00-00-00-ff-ff-ff
>  > *** List index: 3 received count: 3 expected count 4
>  >
>  > *** Error (ewa0), Mop loop message timed out from: 00-00-00-ff-ff-ff
>  > *** List index: 4 received count: 3 expected count 4
>  >
>  > *** Error (ewa0), Mop loop message timed out from: 00-00-00-ff-ff-ff
>  > *** List index: 5 received count: 3 expected count 4
>  >
>  > Loop Reply from: 00-00-00-ff-ff-ff
>  > Loop Reply from: 00-00-00-ff-ff-ff
>  > AlphaServer ES40 Console V7.2-1, built on Jun  9 2006 at 15:36:48
>  > P00>>>
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