Re: Dual Xeon Kernel?

[Simon Buchanan <simon@networker.co.nz>]

Sorry... Im getting confused. I should be running this kernel. *right*?

kernel-image-2.6.8-9-em64t-p4-smp - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 
on Intel EM64T SMP systems

Simon Buchanan wrote:
> Yep.. But the server i have is a dual xeon. Which is *NOT* 64bit - 
> right? Are you saying that the AMD64 is faster as an alternative for the 
> xeon?
>
> Ron Johnson wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 16:00 +1300, Simon Buchanan wrote:
> >
> > > Is there a benifit to running in 64bit mode? This is a mail server 
> > > running postfix and DBmail.
> >
> >
> >
> > AMD64 is faster at most all CPU-bound operations.  SpamAssassin
> > tends to be CPU- and RAM-intensive, so maybe there would be some
> > benefit.  (In benchmarks, AMD64 is never *slower* than Athlon XP,
> > but performs some benchmarks in the same amount of clock time.
> >
> > And, of course, if you're going to use a lot of 4GB+ of RAM, AMD64 is 
> > *the* way to go.
> >
> >
> > > Paolo Alexis Falcone wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:38:43 +1300, Simon Buchanan 
> > > > <nmc@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi There,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am just about to install sarge onto a dual xeon (Nocona 800MHz FSB)
> > > > > server... and just checking the kernel with 'atp-cache search
> > > > > kernel-image'. Im wanting to use the 2.6 kernel... so would this be 
> > > > > the
> > > > > correct kernel-image?:
> > > > >
> > > > > kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 on
> > > > > PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/PIV.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > If you'd run it in 32bit mode, yes. Since it's a dual processor, get
> > > > the SMP-enabled kernel
> > > >
> > > > If you're to run it in 64bit mode, you'd need to get the kernel
> > > > compiled with amd64-generic/ em64t  support (preferrably the
> > > > SMP-enabled ones), then use the debian-amd64 port.

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Simon Buchanan

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