Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1998-31,: SMP code and uniprocessor

# SMP code and uniprocessor

John Fulmer (jfulmer@iegroup.com)
Sun, 02 Aug 1998 16:15:41 -0500

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Forgive me if this is an RTFM (which I have), but is it safe yet to
leave the SMP=1 uncommented out when compiling on a uniprocessor
machine?

A few revisions ago (2.1.105 maybe?) I found it very unsafe. I haven't
seen anything mentioned lately about it one way or the other. Anything
definative?

jf

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