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Re: [Xen-devel] CONFIG_SMP or !CONFIG_SMP... that is the question. WAS:

To: "Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins)" <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] CONFIG_SMP or !CONFIG_SMP... that is the question. WAS: something about ia64 that nobody would read :-)
From: Andrei Petrov <andrei.petrov@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 14:02:15 -0700
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On Wed, May 11, 2005 at 12:46:08PM -0700, Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort 
Collins) wrote:
> 
> Granted, turning off SMP on Xen/x86 doesn't even compile right
> now, but that should be fixable.
> 
> So... opinions anyone?  Is keeping CONFIG_SMP (potentially) useful
> or not?

Depends on target application area, if xen will be used in appliances or
embedded systems, or laptops (think QOS, securi1y) then keeping CONFIG_SMP
(!CONFIG_SMP even) would be an advantage for the project.

--Andrei

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