Bug 173245 - Install SMP kernel if NX is present.
Summary: Install SMP kernel if NX is present.
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: rawhide
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Mike McLean
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-11-15 16:13 UTC by Dave Jones
Modified: 2015-01-04 22:23 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2005-11-15 17:17:19 UTC
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Description Dave Jones 2005-11-15 16:13:25 UTC
If a CPU advertises the NX bit in its /proc/cpuinfo flags, we should always pick
the SMP kernel, as we need a PAE enabled kernel to take advantage of it (which
the UP kernels don't have).

This is useful for newer 32 bit VIA CPUs, and newer Intel boxes with HT disabled
running a 32 bit OS.

Otherwise, execshield falls back to using segment limits to approximate NX,
which is kind of a waste.

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2005-11-15 17:17:19 UTC
Should be done


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