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Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!
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To set up SMP
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Configure the kernel and answer Y to CONFIG_SMP.
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If you are using LILO, it is handy to have both SMP and non-SMP
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kernel images on hand. Edit /etc/lilo.conf to create an entry
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for another kernel image called "linux-smp" or something.
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The next time you compile the kernel, when running a SMP kernel,
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edit linux/Makefile and change "MAKE=make" to "MAKE=make -jN"
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(where N = number of CPU + 1, or if you have tons of memory/swap
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you can just use "-j" without a number). Feel free to experiment
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with this one.
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Of course you should time how long each build takes :-)
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Example:
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make config
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time -v sh -c 'make clean install modules modules_install'
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If you are using some Compaq MP compliant machines you will need to set
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the operating system in the BIOS settings to "Unixware" - don't ask me
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why Compaqs don't work otherwise.
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