general question on multi core processors

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I am currently building FreeBSD 8.2 on a dual core(2.8/2.8) Dell XPS.

Is there any settings in the make.conf or kernel that I should be making to insure that the full potential of the multi core processor is used? Espcially in compiles when I am upgrading my ports? In that this is going to be a home desk top/samba machine, I doubt seriously I am going to tax this machine in every day use now that SETI lost its primary telescope for collecting data.

I had seen postings about modifying the /etc/make.conf with the MAKE_JOBS_NUMBER, but I coudln't find anything in the man pages about it. I haven't made any changes to the kernel yet so I haven't looked at any of the options.

This is the first time I have done anything with BSD and a multi core machine, so please excuse my ignorance.

Thank you in advance

Dan
 
GENERIC is already capable of using SMP. There's no need to fiddle with anything else.
 
Thank you

So I'll just tweak the kernel for the removal of drivers that are not specific to the hardware.

Again, thank you.

Dan
 
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