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[David Kowis <dkowis AT shlrm.org>]

Elisamuel Resto wrote:
> > suggestion:
> > ISO kernel should be SMP, definetely for x86-64. It does not break
> > the uniprocessor systems and you gotta search hard for a x86-64 box
> > with a single core nowadays. At least there should be the option to
> > copy prepared SMP kernel to the installed system. Rationale is that
> > especially during sorcery rebuild, you don't want to use only 1/n of
> > your processing power.
>
> For x86_64 systems, this should be useful... since most modern systems
> are multi-core nowadays. On x86 this cannot be done due to some people
> still running i586 or lower systems.

AFAIK, having SMP on the kernel only makes non-smp systems a bit 
(probably not noticeable, especially for the install phase) slower. The 
kernel simply will see the system as a SMP system with one CPU. It'll 
unload from ram any extra cpu handling stuff, thus freeing up the ram.

But it doesn't really hurt anything (much) leaving it non-smp anyway.

I'm indifferent.
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