> Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:44:38 -0400
> From: Stephen Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> 
> Hi list,
> 
> Should a 6.1 smp compiled kernel run Ok on a uniprocessor?
> 
> We ship both single core and dual core systems and would like to use 
> only one
> kernel.

It should run on a uniprocessor just fine, but I believe that there will
be a performance penalty as and SMP kernel does additional work for
synchronization that is not needed on single CPUs.
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