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Date:      Sun, 13 Apr 2003 22:59:57 +0100
From:      Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net>
To:        =?unknown-8bit?Q?S=EAr=EAciya_Kurdistan=EE?= <sereciya@kurdistan.ath.cx>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: SMP kernel on uniprocessor boxen
Message-ID:  <20030413215957.GA15925@submonkey.net>
In-Reply-To: <20030413215504.GB44865@kurdistan.ath.cx>
References:  <20030413211932.GA2622@marvin.penguinpowered.org.uk> <20030413215504.GB44865@kurdistan.ath.cx>

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On Sun, Apr 13, 2003 at 02:55:04PM -0700, Sêrêciya Kurdistanî wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> > Is there any harm to running a SMP kernel on uni processor boxen ? 
> 
>   Yes.  You may be a little dissappointed when the machine does not
>   boot up ;)

Well, if it's -CURRENT and you do have a valid mp table:

tegge       2003/02/23 15:49:57 PST

  Modified files:
    sys/i386/i386        mp_machdep.c
  Log:
  Allow machines with one CPU and a valid mp table to boot an SMP kernel

This didn't get MFC'd yet.

Ceri
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