[CentOS] CentOS (2.6.9-42.0.8.ELsmp) and CentOS (2.6.9-42.0.8.EL)

--- Michael Watters <wattersm at liquidweb.com> wrote:

> Andrew Bogecho wrote:
> >> List,
> >>
> >>
> >> I am experimenting with a Dual processor
> Supermicro and plan to use
> >> CentOS 5 when it is released.  In the meantime I
> have installed Centos
> >> 4.4.  Sorry for asking such a basic question but
> what is the difference
> >> between CentOS (2.6.9-42.0.8.ELsmp) and CentOS
> (2.6.9-42.0.8.EL)  Both
> >> kernels have been installed, but I have not been
> able to find which one is
> >> best to use for what purposes.
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL is for single cpu systems
> >
> > 2.6.9-42.0.8.ELsmp if for multiple cpu systems
> >
> > A.
> Is there even a point to using a non-smp kernel
> these days?  The SMP 
> kernel runs fine on single CPUs so I don't see what
> the advantage is.
> 
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yes when the smp kernel does not work on computer and
you can only use the non smp kernel.

Steven
 

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