On 14/11/2007, at 8:11 PM, Richard Wilson wrote:
I have been pondering for some time getting a new core router, and a
recent question on HP Procurves vs Soekris boxes has kicked me into
thought. I have some more general questions:
I recall hearing tell (on here I think) that amd64 is a better arch
for
routing, because of better interrupt handling or somesuch. Is this
true?
if you have the hardware you can test each arch to see which is
better. i would be interested in what results you get.
Is PF capable of making good use of multiple processors with
GENERIC.MP,
or am I better off with a single faster CPU? With say a Pentium 4 CPU,
am I better off with GENERIC and no hyperthreads, or GENERIC.MP and
hyperthreads?
PF cannot use multiple CPUs. The only advantage to MP on a router
would be better interrupt mappings or speeds. Again, you should test.
