[TriLUG] Questions about Threading

[Jeff Bollinger]

I'm not a programmer, but I am curious about threading and the advantage 
to having a multi-processor linux box (I guess running an smp kernel). 
Do programs have to be written to take advantage of a dual-processor, or 
will cycles be distributed evenly during a process?  How do you know if 
your program will support multiple processors?

Thanks,
Jeff
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Jeff Bollinger
University of North Carolina
IT Security Analyst
105 Abernethy Hall
mailto: jeff_bollinger at unc dot edu

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