On Mon, September 1, 2014 10:46 pm, Ted Unangst wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 01, 2014 at 15:51, Ryan wrote:
>
>> $ sysctl -a | egrep -i 'hw.machine|hw.model|hw.ncpu'
>> hw.machine=amd64
>> hw.model=Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU S1260 @ 2.00GHz
>> hw.ncpu=1
>> hw.ncpufound=4
>>
>> Does this output indicate that my operating system is only using one
>> core?  During the installation process I was careful to ensure that
>> the bsd.mp was marked during the installation process.
>>
>> Assuming my operating system is only recognizing one core, does this
>> mean that the installer put my processor in the single-core list and
>> used bsd.sp?  Is it more likely that I made a mistake and I simply
>> need to install bsd.mp right now?  Am I misinterpreting the clues as
>> to whether or not the operating system is recognizing the two cores?
>
> There is a bug where bsd.rd will incorrectly detect some MP systems as
> single processor and use the SP kernel. The workaround is you have to
> shuffle kernels yourself. Then things will work as they should.
>
> mv bsd bsd.sp
> mv bsd.mp bsd

Based on the provided dmesg, it appears that a GENERIC (not GENERIC.MP)
kernel was compiled during the process of patching to -stable.

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Joe Gidi
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