Enabling SMP

Maintech · 10-07-2004, 08:18 PM

How do you enable SMP for a multi-processor computer? I have a Dell Xeon P-3 dual processor. I am using Slackware 10.0.

Thanks!

Tinkster · 10-07-2004, 08:40 PM

You recompile the kernel with SMP support.

Maintech · 10-07-2004, 08:53 PM

Well, I kind of thought you had to recompile the kernel to get the SMP support. I have looked all through the CD and man pages trying to find how to do this. I have a kernel I am working on. I just don't know how to compile the kernel with SMP support. And, I can't find any documents telling me how to do this. This is what I made this post for. To find out where to go to read the how-to to add SMP support.

Tinkster · 10-07-2004, 08:59 PM

cd /usr/src/linux
make menuconfig
Processor type & features
Tick the "Symmetric multi-processing support"

But a minimal amount of curiosity should have
gotten you there if you already

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have a kernel I am working on.

Cheers,
Tink

Quickdraw · 10-07-2004, 11:33 PM

here you go

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=49035

also with SMP systems you wanna look for an option that says use real-time clock (not sure where it is off the top of my head)