> -------Original Message------- > From: Ashish Sheth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [twincling] Re: Difference between SMP Kernel and a normal Kernel > Sent: 23 Mar '07 12:19 > > Hello, > > I want to know what will an older OS do on a smp kernel ? > Will it work or not ? > > cheers > Ashish.
An older OS will not even know about multicore processor and will just boot off with the normal boot sequence. Currently, I am using FreeBSD 4.8 on Intel Pentium P4 with HT. It just works fine. Most SMP aware kernels actually probe the processor for multicore before actually booting off. Take a look at the spec document (slightly dated) at http://www.intel.com/design/pentium/datashts/242016.htm Hope this helps. thanks Saifi.
