change log for rtems (2011-03-18)

[Gedare Bloom]

Should be able to extend the existing multiprocessing table hook

On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Joel Sherrill
<joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com> wrote:
> On 04/13/2011 01:43 AM, Sebastian Huber wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> what is the difference between _SMP_Processor_count and
>> rtems_configuration_smp_maximum_processors?  Why do we need both?  In case
>> we
>> really need rtems_configuration_smp_maximum_processors, why is it not a
>> part of
>> Configuration?
>
> rtems_configuration_smp_maximum_processors is the maximum possible in this
> RTEMS application.
>
> _SMP_Processor_count is the number actually available.
>
> So you can have an app configured for 4 CPUs and run it on a 2 core system.
>
> rtems_configuration_smp_maximum_processors could be part of the main
> Configuration table.  That is worth considering.
>
>
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