Does Linux support Quad Processors?

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Post August 7th, 2005, 3:11 pm

I heard that Linux does not yet support Quad Processors.
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Post August 7th, 2005, 3:11 pm

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Post August 7th, 2005, 4:23 pm

With certain caveats, yes. You need to compile an SMP kernel.

http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/SMP-HOWTO.html#s2
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