Chris Radek wrote: > On Fri, Sep 02, 2011 at 01:40:46PM +0100, andy pugh wrote: > >> For the next release, is it worth creating a dual-kernel >> configuration, with both an SMP and single core version? >> There seem to be some users with intractable LAPIC problems with their >> machines that appear to work OK with the old single processor core >> shipped with 8.04 >> > > On the machines I've personally seen or helped with, this can always > be fixed by adding kernel command line arguments. I think "lapic" > is the magic one that usually works. Is your experience otherwise? > > I'm torn: I'd hate for us to have two separate distributions. I > miss the old (single processor) kernel that ran on EVERYTHING. I > also would hate to give up SMP support. Is there a fourth option I > don't see? > Oh, I can't imagine why two whole distros would be needed, either the distro could automatically select the best option when it sees the target hardware, or it gives you an option. Or, is that too hard to put into the install scripts?
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