Re: Which 32 bit kernel runs better under AMD64 architure, 686 or k7?



On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 11:33:14PM -0300, Marcello Di Marino Azevedo wrote:
Probably you are tired to see tons of questions like this, but...

I have two new servers coming for a critical mission application. My
question is simple, will sarge i386 port (32 bit only) runs fine under
an AMD64 X2?

For example, if I install kernel 2.6.8-k7-smp it will see 2 CPUs?

Which 32 bit kernel runs better under AMD64 architure, 686 or k7?

Well, the 686 kernel is for 686 CPUs (which the amd64 is not). Also,
the k7 kernel is for 32 bit Athlon CPUs (which the amd64 is not). You
need a k8 kernel, specifically. Of course, if you run a kernel with SMP
enabled, and you have more than one processor, you will see more than
one processer.

Regards,

-Roberto

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Roberto C. Sanchez
http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto

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