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Date:      Tue, 2 Nov 2004 19:51:10 +0100
From:      "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Pete Carss <itinerant@mac.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: smp in RC2
Message-ID:  <20041102185109.GA750@zaphod.nitro.dk>
In-Reply-To: <4187D55C.3010307@mac.com>
References:  <4187D55C.3010307@mac.com>

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On 2004.11.02 18:43:40 +0000, Pete Carss wrote:
> Hello all,
> 	Everything I've read about the 5.x series says that SMP is now=20
> automatic. I've just installed RC2 on a dual pentium pro compaq box, and=
=20
> it took a recompile of the kernel to get SMP working - is this as expecte=
d?

It was the default for a while, but has been removed from GENERIC.
The commit message was (see cvsweb [1]):

	To be safe for installs as well as providing the faster kernel for the
	majority of users shift GENERIC back to UP instead of SMP.  Provide
	a config file people with MP boxes can use.

[1] http://cvsweb.FreeBSD.org/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC

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Simon L. Nielsen
FreeBSD Documentation Team

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