[H-GEN] Linux and SMP

[Stephen Thorne]

On Mon, Nov 27, 2000 at 04:11:00PM +1000, Frank Brand wrote:
> > 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.

Justification isn't really the issue.

AFAIK, the kernel defaults are the settings that Linus himself uses on his 
develepement machine at home. Last I heard he was running dual (or was it quad)
PIII Xeon 500's.. but I'm probably out of date, and incorrect.

Steve.
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