Linux 6.17 Now Makes Multi-Core/SMP Support Unconditional

Linux Kernel 6.17 Drops Uniprocessor Builds for SMP Optimization

In the ever-evolving world of open-source software, the Linux kernel continues to adapt to modern computing demands, with the latest developments in version 6.17 marking a significant shift away from legacy configurations. Developers have now made Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) support unconditional, ensuring that every kernel build inherently supports multi-core processors. This change, merged into the mainline kernel, eliminates the option t…

Linux 6.17 Now Makes Multi-Core/SMP Support Unconditional

Earlier this year Linux kernel patches were posted for making SMP support unconditional so the kernel is always built for multi-core capabilities. With uniprocessor core environments being extremely rare especially for those that would be using an up-to-date, upstream Linux kernel, dropping non-SMP support would allow simplifying code paths within the kernel. Well, for Linux 6.17 it's finally happening...