Is SMP stability any better?

Wolfgang wolfgang at rpi.net.au
Thu Feb 26 11:02:00 UTC 2004


On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 22:01, WipeOut wrote:
> Just wondering if anyone has found the latest SMP kernel and more stable..
> 
> I found it fine for the first day and a half but after that it started 
> hanging the system more than once per day.. It seems that this issue 
> will be around till FC2 comes out since it has not been fixed in all the 
> kernel releases since FC1 came out..
> 
> Just a note for those new to the list, the SMP kernel appears to work 
> fine on a minimal install but falls over of a desktop or workstation 
> install.. This includes dual proc intel and AMD systems as well as p4's 
> with HT..
> 
> Later..

I'm running it on a Dual Athlon MP system, and I have not seen any
lockup problems. I do admit that in most cases I don't use it for more
than an hour or two. But I have had it up for over 16 hours over the
weekend without a problem.

Wolf






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