Re: [squid-users] suggestions for high-end dual-CPU config on Linux? (+tuning of current conf)

Hi,

On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Jaime Elizaga Jr. wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin Campbell" <sgcccdc@citec.qld.gov.au>
>
> > - dual CPU probably won't get you anything as squid is single-threaded
>
> So it would be better off for squid to run on a single FAST CPU than a dual,
> not so fact CPU?

Depends. On some OSes you get "worker" threads for doing diskio that can
make use of the extra cpu. Squid itself will run on one cpu and one only.
I'd be pretty sure putting two "slow" cpus in would be worse than one
"fast" one, but it depends on the difference between "fast" and "slow".
You'd probably get more benefit out of faster disks than two cpus.

I sit here waiting to be shot down :-)

Colin

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