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SubjectRe: CONFIG_SMP patch available for 2.1.54
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> Mine does.  I have an IBM SLC/486-33.  Uniprocessor 2.1.54 works fine,
> but SMP 2.1.54 gives me an unlimited number of "lock from interrupt
> context at %p\n" messages. I don't mind because I don't expect 486 SMP
> to work anyways. (But this did prevent me from testing my CONFIG_SMP
> patch very well).

What drivers. There is no reason for the problem you are seeing being a
CPU specific bug - its most likely a driver flaw. What drivers do you
use and does 2.0.x SMP work for your box

> Personally I would like to get rid of about half these tests and just go
> with the fractionally slower code with no configuration tests. I don't
> mind having arch/i386/kernel/smp.c linked in or not depending on __SMP__,
> but I don't like seeing __SMP__ in the middle of low-level include files.
> Besides the code cleanup benefit, it would eliminate the distinction
> between SMP and non-SMP modules.

The difference on intel for non SMP with things like FPU heavy tasks can
be over 100% gain. Its worth having SMP seperate.

Alan


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