[relnotes] [Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/Kernel" by DaveJones

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The following page has been changed by DaveJones:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Kernel

The comment on the change is:
kernel-smp went away, add kernel-PAE, we now ship kdump-ppc.

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  Fedora Core [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] includes the following kernel builds:
  
-  * Native kernel, in both uni-processor and SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processor) varieties. SMP kernels provide support for multiple CPUs. Configured sources are available in the `kernel-[smp-]devel-<version>.<arch>.rpm` package.
+  * Native kernel, for use in both uni-processor and SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processor) systems.  Configured sources are available in the `kernel-devel-<version>.<arch>.rpm` package.
+ 
+  * kernel-PAE, for use in 32-bit x86 systems with > 4GB of RAM, or with CPUs that have a 'NX (No eXecute)' feature.  This kernel support both uniprocessor and multi-processor systems.
  
   * Virtual kernel hypervisor for use with the Xen emulator package. Configured sources are available in the `kernel-xen0-devel-<version>.<arch>.rpm` package.
  
@@ -44, +46 @@

     
  Select one or more of these flavors, separated by commas and no spaces, as appropriate.  Enter the root password when prompted.
  
-  || {i} '''x86_64 Default Kernel Provides SMP''' ||
+  || {i} '''i686 and x86_64 Default Kernels Provide SMP''' ||
-  || There is no separate SMP kernel available for the x86_64 architecture in Fedora Core [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]]. ||
+  || There is no separate SMP kernel available for the i586/i686 and x86_64 architectures in Fedora Core [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]]. ||
  
   || {i} '''PowerPC Kernel Support''' ||
-  || There is no support for Xen or kdump for the PowerPC architecture in Fedora Core [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]]. ||
+  || There is no support for Xen for the PowerPC architecture in Fedora Core [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]]. ||
  
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