summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorSebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>2021-06-15 18:44:50 +0200
committerSebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>2021-06-16 07:39:16 +0200
commitec8eaccc6294da8e5a80f6fd12b0df3ba11659a9 (patch)
tree8a0b0f4fa075dd63917b5f20c8d6ad822a40e954
parentEPOCH(9): Fix epoch call and drain (diff)
downloadrtems-libbsd-ec8eaccc6294da8e5a80f6fd12b0df3ba11659a9.tar.bz2
README: Mention SMP requirements
-rw-r--r--README.md9
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ab17aa9..55eac1d1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -221,3 +221,12 @@ configure with:
The LibBSD Waf support splits the options and converts them to uppercase and
adds them -D options on the compiler command line.
+
+SMP Requirements
+----------------
+
+In order to support
+[EPOCH(9)](https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=epoch&apropos=0&sektion=9)
+a scheduler with thread pinning support is required. This is the case if you
+use the default scheduler configuration. EPOCH(9) is a central synchronization
+mechanism of the network stack.