[H-GEN] Stable RH Linux Kernel with SMP support

[Frank Brand]

Laurence J. Rietberg wrote:
> 
> Dear list,
> 
> 
> Stable kernels with version numbers 2.0.x lock up after a very short time,
> from what seems to be lack of SMP support for the dual processors.
> 
> Currently I am running a test kernel 2.1.117, which doesn't crash
> overnight, but on the other hand, doesn't seem terribly robust.
> 
> Do you know if there is a stable kernel which has SMP support?  (Presumably
> the source tree is on one of the Australian mirrors, though I'm not sure of
> this.)
> 
My understanding is that the stable kernels wont support SMP but that
the development kernels do BUT support of SMP in the bleeding edge
kernels is generally a work in progress. Even Linus himself admits that
you really should wait for kernel 2.2 before you even think that SMP
might be stable. 
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Frank Brand
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