[lug] 2.4 and dual processors

[D. Stimits]

Hugh Brown wrote:
> 
> You should probably recompile to use them optimally.  RH does as broad a kernel as possible to
> accomodate as many different configurations as possible.  They do have a
> copy of the config that they use if you install the kernel source rpm.  It
> is in /usr/src/linux/configs
> 
> There should be a config in there that has smp in its name.  You can see
> what they compiled and modify as your needs require.
> 
> Hugh
> 
> "Dan Kuester"
> >
> > I recently upgraded from RH6.2 to RH7.1 on a system with dual 300Mhz
> > Pentium II processors.  I am wondering whether the 2.4 kernel as
> > distributed in RH7.1 is configured to use both processors, or whether I
> > will need to recompile to be able to use them optimally.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Dan Kuester

The default install does recognize SMP, and makes that the default boot
kernel. You can check /proc/cpuinfo and see if more than one cpu is
present. On the other hand, you almost always want to recompile the
kernel since the ones installed rarely match what you want and need.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com