Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Mon, 13 Apr 1998 18:17:04 -0800 (PST) | | From | Bob Lorenzini <> | | Subject | Re: SMP Kernels and non-Intel processors |
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On Tue, 14 Apr 1998, Brian Gerst wrote:
> I am getting damn tired of SMP=1 being the default. If you have a > broken MP BIOS (Tyan Tomcat IV), it sees a phantom second cpu which it > fails to start. THEN, it tries to access the IO-APIC, which doesn't > exist on a K6, and completely crashes the machine. Somebody, please > change this so that if there is not an Intel processor, regardless if > the mobo is SMP capable, DO NOT enable the SMP extras. > > SMP kernels should work on all UP machines, not just Intels.
I really HATE to repeat this but: If you want to run development kernels you going to get by default what linus runs. If you don't like this I guess you know what your options are. If not why don't you just diff the config and patch.
Bob
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