Stephen Gran on 19 Oct 2006 14:45:06 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] Linux on Dual Core 

On Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 10:20:44AM -0400, Toby DiPasquale said:
> On Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 02:18:08PM +0000, Jabberwocky wrote:
> > I'm about to purchase a new laptop, and I'm looking at the Intel Dual 
> > Core processors.  Any gotchas with installing Linux on these chips?
> 
> Just one. If you want to use both CPUs, make sure you're using an
> SMP-enabled kernel.

In >= 2.6.18, there is no longer a difference.  SMP is detected at boot
time.
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