[98383] in RedHat Linux List
Re: dual processor systems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William Stearns)
Sun Nov 8 19:40:27 1998
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 19:42:31 -0500 (EST)
From: William Stearns <wstearns@pobox.com>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
cc: aaron zaeero <aaz187@hotmail.com>
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On Sat, 7 Nov 1998, aaron zaeero wrote:
> So if I am not using PCMCIA i need bare 126, the 126 patch AND the 127-7
> patch?
The answer to your question used to be that you only need bare
2.1.126 and the 2.1.127-7 patch. Remember, the 126 patch brings a 2.1.125
tree up to a 2.1.126 tree. Since you already have the 126 tree by
downloading bare 126, you don't need the patch as well.
Since I wrote that, 2.1.127 has come out. Just get that. If you
have any problems, back down to 2.1.126.
Cheers,
- Bill
> > Use bare 2.1.126 if you're using pcmcia. Otherwise, use 2.1.126 +
> >prepatch 2.1.127-7. Both are available at:
> >ftp://linux.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/
> >
> >> >> Does Linux take advantage of dual-processor systems automatically?
> >> If not,
> >> >> how do you configure the system to take advantage of both?
> >> >
> >> > Depends on your setup, but the usual answer is no. If you are
> >> >using a 2.0.x kernel, it's compile UP by default. If you're using a
> >> 2.1.x
> >> >kernel, it's compiled SMP by default. Of course you can change this
> >> >behavior in either version, by editing the makefile in the kernel
> >> source
> >> >top level directory, and recompiling the kernel.
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William Stearns (wstearns@pobox.com)
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