Re: SMP module compilation on UP?

Keith Owens (kaos@ocs.com.au)
Thu, 14 Jun 2001 02:42:59 +1000


On Wed, 13 Jun 2001 16:42:54 +0300,
Mark Mokryn <mark@sangate.com> wrote:
>Is it possible to build an SMP module on a machine running a UP kernel
>(or vice versa)?

Build - yes. Load - no. Not unless you like your kernel exploding
into a million tiny pieces. You can compile anything from anywhere,
you can even compile the kernel from other operating systems. But
loading an SMP module into a UP system or vice versa guarantees data
mismatches.

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