[wplug] wow

[Carl Benedict]

I would speculate that it is not a matter of "if", but "when" these
features will come as de facto in linux.  This type of behavior has been
present in network devices for many many years.  Of course, the hardware
would be slightly different than our current x86-based servers - likely
being a backplaned system with hotswap motherboards as daughter cards,
or something similar.  This may already exist, but I don't know of
anyone who has it currently.  

- Carl
cbenedic _at_ pittsburghtechs.com


On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 11:42, Lance Tost wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Vanco, Donald wrote:
> > http://www.ece.umd.edu/courses/enee759h.S2003/references/chipkill_white_pape
> > r.pdf 
> > http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MCGN-46AMQP.html
> 
> This is interesting... but I don't see it mention anything about 
> removing/replacing/adding memory from/to a running server.
> 
> > ...no H-P links off the top of my head (I'm a bit swamped with my stupid day
> > job right now), but they've got it too.  PCI-X has been around for a long
> > time now.....
> 
> Hrmm, found a PCI-X FAQ but it makes no mention of dynamic reconfiguration 
> either:
> 
> Q.
> What are the benefits of using PCI-X?
> 
> A. 
> 	Speed: PCI-X has doubled the maximum clock frequency from 66 MHz 
> to 133 MHz.
> I/O Capacity: PCI-X nearly doubles the I/O capacity, which allows faster 
> and more efficient performance with reduced I/O bottlenecks. New Features: 
> PCI-X has added features, which include split transactions and transaction 
> byte counts that aid in boosting the efficiency of the bus.
> Backwards Compatibility: PCI-X is fully backwards compatible with 
> conventional PCI products.
> 
> 
> 
> Maybe I wasn't clear what I was referring to.  Check this out: 
> http://sunsolve.sun.com/kmsattachments/44302.332313_0994b0be804e5a62.pdf
> 
> This doc: http://docs.sun.com/source/806-6783-10/intro.html is probably a 
> little better and easier to read.
> 
> -- 
> Lance Tost <ltost at pobox.com>
> 
> 
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