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Difference between the hugesmp.s and huge.s kernel
What is the difference between the two kernels. The reason i am asking is because i generally like to compile my own kernels later on and in the past have had some problems with the hugesmp.s kernel that i have not had with the huge.s . Is there really any benefit to the hugesmp over the huge kernel if i am using a single core processor?
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the difference is only the SMP support
even if you have single processor, using SMP will do just fine |
OK but if i were to remove the SMP support when i recompile the kernel (i strip them down to only the things i need) will i get errors regarding it? (this has happened in the past with 12.0)
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If it is any consolation, I have recompiled my SW 12.1 kernel without SMP for my single-core machine and have encountered no problems. I have, of course, kept the original kernels available in case I need them; and would add that I have only been using my custom kernel for a couple of weeks.
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Just in case you missed this from the Changes & Hints text. I use the generic-smp kernel on two older non-smp and my smp machines with no problems. I never did like the huge because I always had the kobject errors and the initrd is eazy to build.
From Slackware 12.1 Quote:
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I understand that it can be used on the older single core processors, it was just something that i had come across that i was wondering about. And as i see in the last line of the 2nd paragraph, it wont matter as i custom build my kernels and new kernels.
Thanks for the clearing up though. Cheers |
C-Sniper
Wasn't sure which config you were speaking of in your second post since you had some problems. Thats the reason I posted the changes & hints. It was mostly because the Huge/Huge-smp was never designed for everyday use. The Generic/Generic-smp are the kernels for daily use because they are modular designed and require a initrd. I thought you may have used the config-huge instead of the config-generic since you had some problems. I guess I should have made myself clear. Have fun kernel building. Cheers. |
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