Re: generic.mp kernel and single processor
"Mark Thomas" <[email protected]>
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On 6/6/07, Greg Troxel <[email protected]> wrote: > There are three flavors of GENERIC from the MP point of view: > > GENERIC: runs fine on dual-processor machines, but only uses 1 > processor > > GENERIC.MP: uses MPBIOS to find/start additional processors. > Typically useful for pretty old machines > > GENERIC.MPACPI: uses ACPI for additional processors. Typically useful > for moderate to new machines > > > If you have a machine that can take 2 processors but only has 1, you > might as well use just GENERIC. Thanks for the info Greg, Joseph. -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments