Robert wrote:
> Since this is National Kernel Day, I have a question. No, 2 questions:
> I'm running an Asus A7N8X Deluxe ver 2 m/b with an AMD processor:
>
> [root@mavis ~]# cat /proc/cpuinfo
> processor : 0
> vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
> cpu family : 6
> model : 10
> model name : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+
> stepping : 0
> cpu MHz : 1912.933
> cache size : 512 KB
> fdiv_bug : no
> hlt_bug : no
> f00f_bug : no
> coma_bug : no
> fpu : yes
> fpu_exception : yes
> cpuid level : 1
> wp : yes
> flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge
> mca cmov patpse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow
> bogomips : 3776.51
>
> For some reason, Anaconda thinks I need an smp kernel. This is a
> wrong-headed notion that showed up in FC1 and continued to FC2, FC3
> and CentOS 4. It always installs both kernels, making -smp the
> default which I have to change to non-smp for ntpd to work right
> (Gives off-the-chart jitter, never syncs, etc). I have read in one
> place or another that:
> 1. It's O.K. to run an smp kernel on a single-processor machine
> 2. The installer picks the smp kernel if the cpu flag "ht" is set --
> which mine isn't.
>
> So, can anyone explain why, on a fresh bare-metal install I'm blessed
> with an smp kernel? Also, is the statement about an smp kernel
> running O.K. on a single processor machine pure hogwash or is there
> something goofy about my m/b and/or processor?
> Of course, once there is an -smp kernel installed "yum update kernel*"
> keeps the string of luck going.
> --
> It is Sun Aug 21 09:48:33 CDT 2005 ratnow. The next Next-Step will
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>
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FWIW, SuSE (8.2, 9.2, maybe others) does the same thing :-).
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William A. Mahaffey III
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