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I’m pretty sure that the SMP kernel would boot on UP and vice versa, though.
by amluto 9mo ago
I’m pretty sure that the SMP kernel would boot on UP and vice versa, though.
- bombcar 9mo agoYes but a SMP kernel on a UP system would be slightly but noticeably slower. And a UP kernel on an SMP system wouldn’t use the second processor - and rarely, wouldn’t boot. But even in the era of LILO you could switch kernels pretty easily.