From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932307AbWFDXRq (ORCPT ); Sun, 4 Jun 2006 19:17:46 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932310AbWFDXRq (ORCPT ); Sun, 4 Jun 2006 19:17:46 -0400 Received: from ms-smtp-03.nyroc.rr.com ([24.24.2.57]:53720 "EHLO ms-smtp-03.nyroc.rr.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932307AbWFDXRq (ORCPT ); Sun, 4 Jun 2006 19:17:46 -0400 Message-Id: <200606042317.k54NHfIS026034@dell2.home> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.4 05/15/2001 with nmh-1.1 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: mixing cache size on xeon4's in smp system Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 23:17:41 +0000 From: "Marty Leisner" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I have a 2.4 gig hz xeon (533) with a 512k cache. Can I use a 2.4 gig xeon (533) with a 1Mbyte cache in an smp configuration? Lets say it "works" -- what tools do I use to determine it really "works". I've heard advice "see if flakey things happen" -- that's not advice I want to follow... Anyone have practical experiene with this? marty