Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 03 Oct 1999 00:25:11 -0400 (EDT) | From | afei@jhu ... | Subject | Re: SMP kernel on uniprocessor system? |
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The disadvantage is obvious: It will greatly reduce the performance, especially the scheduling/rescheduling part within the kernel.
The advantage: you can make a boot diskette with this kernel to boot a SMP machine.
Fei
On Sat, 2 Oct 1999 thomasz@hostmaster.org wrote:
> What are the advantages/disadvantages running a SMP kernel on a uniprocessor system? > > thanx, > Thomas > > Windows 98 supports real multitasking - it can boot and crash simultaneously. > ------------------------------------------------- > T h o m a s Z e h e t b a u e r ( TZ251 ) > PGP encrypted mail preferred - KeyID 96FFCB89 > mail pgp-key-request@hostmaster.org > ------------------------------------------------- >
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