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Since this is National Kernel Day, I have a question. No, 2 questions:<br>
I'm running an Asus A7N8X Deluxe ver 2 m/b with an AMD processor:<br>
<blockquote>[root@mavis ~]# cat /proc/cpuinfo<br>
processor : 0<br>
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD<br>
cpu family : 6<br>
model : 10<br>
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+<br>
stepping : 0<br>
cpu MHz : 1912.933<br>
cache size : 512 KB<br>
fdiv_bug : no<br>
hlt_bug : no<br>
f00f_bug : no<br>
coma_bug : no<br>
fpu : yes<br>
fpu_exception : yes<br>
cpuid level : 1<br>
wp : yes<br>
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca
cmov patpse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow<br>
bogomips : 3776.51<br>
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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:<br>
1. It's O.K. to run an smp kernel on a single-processor machine<br>
2. The installer picks the smp kernel if the cpu flag "ht" is set --
which mine isn't.<br>
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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? <br>
Of course, once there is an -smp kernel installed "yum update kernel*"
keeps the string of luck going.<br>
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