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Date:      Tue, 18 Sep 2001 08:46:57 -0700 (PDT)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Alexey Zelkin <phantom@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG, Gregor Bittel <Gregor.Bittel@GMX.de>
Subject:   Re: Re[2]: Problems with a Dual Ahtlon 1,2 GHz
Message-ID:  <XFMail.010918084657.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20010918170124.A87445@phantom.cris.net>

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On 18-Sep-01 Alexey Zelkin wrote:
> hi,
> 
> On Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 01:43:31PM +0200, Gregor Bittel wrote:
> 
>> >KWC> Would you mind sending the kernel configuration files that you
>> >KWC> used?
>> >Yes, of course, sorry.
>> >
>> >I attached the file.
>> >
>> 
>> I think, you should uncomment or delete (with #) these lines:
>> cpu        I386_CPU
>> cpu        I486_CPU
>> 
>> I'm not sure, but I think this is your problem.
> 
> As I recall correctly it's impossible to build SMP kernel with
> I386_CPU option. Or it's possible now ? 

That's correct.  The i386 doesn't support the instructions needed to implement
locks.  (cmpxchg)

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