SMP kernel on uniprocessor boxen

Ceri Davies setantae at submonkey.net
Sun Apr 13 14:59:59 PDT 2003


On Sun, Apr 13, 2003 at 02:55:04PM -0700, Sêrêciya Kurdistanî wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> > Is there any harm to running a SMP kernel on uni processor boxen ? 
> 
>   Yes.  You may be a little dissappointed when the machine does not
>   boot up ;)

Well, if it's -CURRENT and you do have a valid mp table:

tegge       2003/02/23 15:49:57 PST

  Modified files:
    sys/i386/i386        mp_machdep.c
  Log:
  Allow machines with one CPU and a valid mp table to boot an SMP kernel

This didn't get MFC'd yet.

Ceri
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