Automatic SMP?

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On 6/26/06, Alan Dayley <alandd at consultpros.com> wrote:
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> I must be tired since I can't seem to find the answer to this obvious
> question.
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> If the computer has more than one CPU will an SMP kernel be installed
> automatically?
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> The answer is probably "Depends."  As in, it depends if the distro being
> installed comes with an SMP kernel.
>
> Follow up then: If it does not automatically install SMP, how does one
> get to an SMP kernel?
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> BTW, the distro involved in this specific case is OpenSUSE 10.1.
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> I'll keep looking around...
>
> Alan


Automatic SMP was just added to the kernel in the latest version
(2.6.17?). I believe it was mentioned in the Changelog which you can
find on kernel.org

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