use only one core of dual core system

[Amadeus W. M.]

On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 17:16:15 -0400, James Kosin wrote:

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> Bill Rees wrote:
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>> This I will do but I would also like to be able to pass an arg to
>> the smp kernel telling it to only use on core.
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>> bill
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> Bill,
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> The only other way would be to remove your other processor and boot
> the kernel with only one CPU installed, which is more difficult.
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Really difficult. I'd say impossible. Dual core is two cores in one
processor. It's not dual processor. That's the beauty of it.