Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Thu, 01 Feb 2001 00:01:56 +0100 | | From | Olaf Titz <> |
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> Yes, but if SMP for Athlons is not supported, what is the point in > allowing CONFIG_SMP + CONFIG_MK7 (or CONFIG_SMP + CONFIG_MK6)? Such a > kernel will not run on *any* SMP system, since AMD kernels do not work > on Intel. If an AMD user really wants to carry around SMP baggage for > no reason, let him use CONFIG_M586TSC.
Authors of drivers or other kernel add-on code often have to test their stuff on a variety of configurations. _Especially_ on an SMP kernel even if all they have is UP.
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