difference between SMP and non-SMP

What is the difference between SMP and non-SMP systems ? What does the word 'symmetric' in "symmetric multi processor" (SMP) actually signify ?

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suresh
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mc

In SMP, volatile memory latency and control is assumed to be same for each processor to each memory module on the system leading to simpler board and system design

a popular non-SMP is NUMA ( Non Uniform Memory Access ) which allows the CPU on the same system board to have more control over the nearby memory relative to other CPUs on the other system boards of the system

- Sur> What is the difference between SMP and non-SMP systems ?

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surindersingh

symmetrical setups allow the tasks to be distributed symmetrically, and each cpu can do the task of the other. Non-symmetrical setups usually have defied tasks for the cpus, eg one is the graphics engine and such. SMP setups can be scaled up.

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