On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 03:02:26PM -0600, Conan C. Albrecht wrote: > Thanks for the response. At the risk of appearing a bit foolish, may I > ask another question? > > Given your response, if we installed Debian on the 7400 (given SMP > won't work currently), what would happen? Would the kernel simply use > 1 processor and 7 processors will sit dormant? Or will all 8 be used > but just not share memory? > > I've looked into SMP, but I want to be sure I have a definite answer > before I make recommendations for the machine.
depends whether you boot a UP or SMP kernel. UP will use only one processor, SMP will crash nastily. -- "It's not Hollywood. War is real, war is primarily not about defeat or victory, it is about death. I've seen thousands and thousands of dead bodies. Do you think I want to have an academic debate on this subject?" -- Robert Fisk
