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.