Re: MP support

[Matt Porter <mmporter@home.com>]

On Wed, 28 Apr 1999, Christian Zapf wrote:
> Just got a not-too-expensive (couldn't-call-it-cheap) dual604e board.
> Is multiprocessing support integrated in the kernels I get from
> LinuxPPC?
> Do I have to compile my own kernel with some options?
> In the latter case, I'll have a very good reason to start compiling my
> own kernels. Never done it before, but there's always a first time!

Depends on what kind of board you have.  If it's an MTX, then there is no
support in the released kernels, but there have been patches posted for
SMP support on it.  It is not yet stable under heavy loads.

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Matt Porter
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