Re: are the 2.2.x kernels for SMP systems only?
On 20-May-99 Brian Servis wrote:
>>> No. They have support for SMP systems. Read the documentation.
>>>
>>> I think you win the award for the most frequent poster!
>>
>> Sorry, I will refrain from asking so many questions. I did read the
>
> You don't really need to do that. If people(like me) want to respond
> they will. You do have some good questions though.
That is why I am a proponent of the debian-newbie list :)
Newbies helping newbies without seeming to be asking too many questions.
>
>> information available when I compiled, but I was unsure if I should uncheck
>> SMP. Later I read something about these kernels only being for 2 processor
>> system.
>>
>
> I think the help text from the kernel configuration is pretty straight
> forward.
I will recompile the kernel and leave it out, and you are correct, it was
rather obvious, but I am still reeling from a reinstallation because I make a
bad choice. I guess that is the only way I will learn though, getting my
hands dirty.
>
>
> Symmetric Multi Processing
> CONFIG_SMP
> This enables support for systems with more than one CPU. If you have
> a system with only one CPU, like most personal computers, say N. If
> you have a system with more than one CPU, say Y.
>
> If you say N here, the kernel will run on single and multiprocessor
> machines, but will use only one CPU of a multiprocessor machine. If
> you say Y here, the kernel will run on many, but not all,
> singleprocessor machines. On a singleprocessor machine, the kernel
> will run faster if you say N here.
I am really embarrassed now. It was a no-brainer.
--
Andrew
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