Re: 2.4.x and SMP fails to compile (`current' undefined)

Olaf Titz (olaf@bigred.inka.de)
Thu, 01 Feb 2001 00:01:56 +0100


> Yes, but if SMP for Athlons is not supported, what is the point in
> allowing CONFIG_SMP + CONFIG_MK7 (or CONFIG_SMP + CONFIG_MK6)? Such a
> kernel will not run on *any* SMP system, since AMD kernels do not work
> on Intel. If an AMD user really wants to carry around SMP baggage for
> no reason, let him use CONFIG_M586TSC.

Authors of drivers or other kernel add-on code often have to test
their stuff on a variety of configurations. _Especially_ on an SMP
kernel even if all they have is UP.

Olaf
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