On 14/11/2007, at 8:11 PM, Richard Wilson wrote:

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> I have been pondering for some time getting a new core router, and a
> recent question on HP Procurves vs Soekris boxes has kicked me into
> thought. I have some more general questions:
>
> I recall hearing tell (on here I think) that amd64 is a better arch  
> for
> routing, because of better interrupt handling or somesuch. Is this  
> true?

if you have the hardware you can test each arch to see which is  
better. i would be interested in what results you get.

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> Is PF capable of making good use of multiple processors with  
> GENERIC.MP,
> or am I better off with a single faster CPU? With say a Pentium 4 CPU,
> am I better off with GENERIC and no hyperthreads, or GENERIC.MP and
> hyperthreads?

PF cannot use multiple CPUs. The only advantage to MP on a router  
would be better interrupt mappings or speeds. Again, you should test.