For the record, with currently installed kernel-desktop-3.16.7-7.1.i686, kernel-desktop-3.16.7-29.1.i686 & kernel-desktop-3.16.7-35.1.i686, and just removed kernel-desktop-3.16.7-24.1.i686, nosmp continues to be required to prevent lockup (or with -7.1, endless loop of Call Traces) trying to boot. All 13.1 i686 desktop kernels and TW i686 default kernels, and all 13.1, 13.2, 42.1 and TW x86_64 kernels have no such need. Neither does 13.2's kernel-default-3.16.7-35.1.i586, and neither does 13.2's kernel-pae-3.16.7-35.1.i686.