From d73defe7ff415a4311850bf1d22b3c07ff004adb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: visa Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 15:25:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Prefer `numcores' to `coremask'. The former is probably easier to use than the latter. --- distrib/notes/octeon/install | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/distrib/notes/octeon/install b/distrib/notes/octeon/install index 5a19cbdc797..ea2265bacb5 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/octeon/install +++ b/distrib/notes/octeon/install @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.15 2017/11/30 15:03:03 visa Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: install,v 1.16 2017/11/30 15:25:37 visa Exp $ OpenBSDInstallPrelude OpenBSDInstallPart2 @@ -75,14 +75,15 @@ If you have installed onto USB use the following bootcmd instead: fatload usb 0 ${loadaddr} bsd; bootoctlinux rootdev=sd0 -On dual-core systems, the coremask parameter enables the secondary CPU: +On multi-core systems, the numcores parameter enables the secondary CPUs. +Use the total number of cores on your system as the value of the parameter. - fatload usb 0 ${loadaddr} bsd; bootoctlinux rootdev=sd0 coremask=0x3 + fatload usb 0 ${loadaddr} bsd; bootoctlinux rootdev=sd0 numcores=2 On the EdgeRouter Lite, bootcmd may also reset the USB controller for more reliable USB device detection: - usb reset; fatload usb 0 ${loadaddr} bsd; bootoctlinux rootdev=sd0 coremask=0x3 + usb reset; fatload usb 0 ${loadaddr} bsd; bootoctlinux rootdev=sd0 numcores=2 OpenBSDCongratulations -- 2.20.1