Re: GRR!! SMP=1 sucks

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
9 Apr 1998 05:35:59 GMT

Followup to: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980409140830.3698A-100000@bucket>
By author: David Burrows <snadge@gemcorp.com.au>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> After saying that, I don't think I'm being selfish by wanting something to
> default to the way _I_ want it, as I personally don't know anyone who has
> more than 1 cpu in their computer.. Not all of us are made of money.. :)
>

Actually, you are. This should be made into a config option, though.

>
> An added benefit would be people would stop complaining that their SMP
> kernel crashes on their UP box, when probably the only reason they're
> using an SMP kernel in the first place, is because it defaults to that.
>

NO!!! It is a Big Problem if an SMP kernel can't boot on a UP
machine, as it means there is no kernel which can run on all machines.

-hpa

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