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[NMLUG] Using SMP kernel with single CPU?
I'm pretty sold on smp for my linux systems these days. Particularly for
multiuser systems, I really like how the os 'feels' with the second cpu. I'm
speaking specifically of x86 arch here.
On Fri, Jun 04, 2004 at 03:18:48PM -0600, Steve Browne wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Jun 2004 12:21:28 -0600, you wrote:
>
> >Steve Browne wrote:
> >
> >>Are there any problems using a Linux SMP kernel (MDK10) with a
> >>single-CPU system? Is the SMP enablement just ignored, like using ECC
> >>RAM in a non-ECC motherboard?
> >>
> >>Steve
>
> >If you have a hyperthreading-capable processor, then smp might actually
> >help you out sometimes...I don't have one myself, but I get some
> >indications from this thread:
> >
> >http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=139720&highlight=hyperthread
> >
> >I'd dig around and research this if you are running a P4 or something.
> >
> >-Dan
>
> I don't see anything on "hyperthreading" re the Athlon XP.
>
> I've been running dual P3s for a long time, but I'm seriously
> considering whether SMP is worth it for my system (not a network
> server) given that SMP severly limits the choice of motherboards for
> an upgrade/update.
>
> However I've geared my Mandrake 10 installation to the "Enterprise"
> kernel, which is SMP, and would hate to have to reinstall it all.
>
> Steve
> Stephen B. Browne
> sbrowne@ix.netcom.com
> "Ubi bene, ibi patria."
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