> On 9 Apr 1998, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> Are there any SMP machines which require an SMP kernel to run? Are they
> common enough to make SMP the default for? As far as I know, running a UP
> kernel on an SMP machine will act the same as running a UP kernel on the
> equivalent UP machine.
>
> TIA,
> -- Elliot http://www.redhat.com/
> Chicken Little was right.
Well having some UP run SMP kernels helps fix SMP bugs.. :) This is a
development kernel.. :) Once it goes stable #SMP= will be the default.
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