Subject Re: [firebird-support] Firebird 2.5 multi-core support
Author Thomas Steinmaurer
Dave,

> I'm just trying to clarify the status of multiprocessor/multicore
> support in Firebird 2.5. I have found the architecture comparison page
> which starts to explain this.
>
>
> http://www.firebirdsql.org/manual/qsg25-appx-architectures.html
>
>
> 1. For Windows, we just need to update the CpuAffinityMask.
> 2. For Linux it states that CpuAffinityMask is ignored. Does that mean
> it will use multiple cores or not?
> 3. What about Mac OS X?

You have to use Classic or SuperClassic architecture for SMP support.



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