linux-kernel - Re: don't taint UP K7's running SMP kernels.

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Message-ID: <p73bqr1z5hl.fsf@verdi.suse.de>
Date:	04 Aug 2006 02:53:10 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: don't taint UP K7's running SMP kernels.

Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com> writes:

> We have a test that looks for invalid pairings of certain athlon/durons
> that weren't designed for SMP, and taint accordingly (with 'S') if we find
> such a configuration.  However, this test shouldn't fire if there's only
> a single CPU present. It's perfectly valid for an SMP kernel to boot on UP
> hardware for example.

I added it to the x86-64 tree.

-Andi
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