I've released a new version of my CONFIG_SMP patch:
ftp://ftp.shout.net/pub/users/mec/patch/config-smp.21125
This patch makes CONFIG_SMP a real first-class configuration option with
documentation, et cetera.
New in this version: it's only 800 lines long, and that includes the patch
header and documentation changes. I left all the __SMP__ symbols in *.h
*.c *.S as legacy symbols, so the patch footprint is much smaller. Also,
now you can switch between SMP and non-SMP without doing a 'make clean'.
I need test reports, particularly for non-i386 architectures (alpha,
sparc, sparc64). In particular I need a sparc/sparc64 person to inspect
and test my check_asm changes.
A lot of people have asked me whether this is going into 2.2. That's not
my decision. I think that after proper testing, including non-i386
testing, it would be good for 2.2. It's short; it actually cleans up
the kernel rather than complicating it; and it makes a lot of people's
lives easier.
Cheers,
Michael Elizabeth Chastain
<mailto:mec@shout.net>
"love without fear"
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