[parisc-linux] SMP kernel problems on a D350

[Jeremy Drake]

On Fri, 20 Sep 2002, Carlos O'Donell wrote:

> > Thanks I'll try that!
> > 
> > Another question: If 2.4.19 SMP not enough stable where can I find the
> > latest stable smp kernel source?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Steve
> 
> Nothing up this sleeve, nothing up this sleeve...
> <carlos pulls a stable smp kernel out of his hat>
> 
> Tada! ;)
> 
> I'm not quite certain that we ever had a stable
> SMP kernel. While an older kernel might seem to 
> give you SMP stability, it does so at the cost of 
> speed and the introduction of old bugs.

For me, the last kernel that didn't crash on my J5000 in smp mode while
doing apt-get update was kernel-image-2.4.17-32-smp_23.1_hppa.deb

I wouldn't recommend using it, however...
> 
> If you can find some test cases for Non-SMP vs.
> SMP stability, then we'll be a step in the right 
> direction.
> 
> c.
> 
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