[H-GEN] Linux and SMP

[Frank Brand]

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Craig ARMOUR wrote:
> 

> what do you call a "late" version.  I know the arts faculty are running a
> dual processor machine with 2.2.17


Thanks Craig. I thought you were running SMP there. I meant sort of
2.2.9 or onwards. Just something in the last few months thats all.


> is that stable enough?  :)


Blood oath!!

 
> if you want more then 2 processors, we have had linux running on 24
> processors 2.2.4-test9 or some such.  It didn't crash while we were
> running it at least! :)


No two processors is enuff probably just 2 P3-450's

 

> Smp is a compile time option.  when you do a make menuconfig ( or whatever
> your favourite config make option is ) there is simple switch to compile
> in smp support or not.  note if you have smp support in, it will still run
> on single cpu machines, it will just only detect one cpu! ( derr! :)
mmm very perceptive of you. I always knew Humbuggers were the cream of
the crop...lol

Yes I sort of expected that. I dont really suppose that there is much
justification for putting it in as a default.

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Frank Brand
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