-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 the N270 is a single core with hyperthreading, which will apear as 2 cpus (with the same core id) in dmesg.
k. Paul Hartman wrote: > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Maxim Wexler<maxim.wex...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi group, >> >> Been tracking down other's kern config for 900A w/ N270 Atom cpu and >> notice, so far, everyone goes for CONFIG_SMP=y. Why, particularly when >> most commenters stress keeping the kernel as slim as possible? >> >> In the <help> window we have 'If you have a system with only one CPU, >> like most personal computers, say N.' As far as I know the 900A has >> only one CPU, unless there is some sort of virtual one I haven't heard >> of yet. > > Does the CPU have multiple cores? If so, that's probably why. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkoxY/IACgkQaI4xTzulgR/UogCcDhBPtPP53Jsmm0zz+B0L0g7l LzYAoMtXWYfA60RpdFAOQHSJv9D5N1fV =/RR8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----