On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:07:08 -0500, Larry Stotler wrote:
As for why it is enabled by default on 32bit systems, from my understanding it is so that if your processor supports the NX bit, like 64bit cpus and the intel Core Solo and Core Duos, then it can be enabled. If you don't have these processors, or more than 4GB RAM, then there should be no reason why you can't run the default kernel.
My understanding was that there was also a simplicity in just providing a PAE kernel for 32-bit systems rather than two different kernels. From a performance standpoint, they perform equally, and it simplifies maintenance. At least that's what I'd heard. Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org