[Bug 53300] nosmp bootparam causes system hang while running /scripts/local-top

[Simon80]

Public bug reported:

not sure what the problem is, but on two different k7 systems with
similar setups, I've tried adding nosmp to the kernel line in grub, and
then the system hangs after local-top has started running.  If the nosmp
argument is removed, the system boots properly.

example grub stanza:

title           Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-k7
root            (hd0,1)
kernel          /vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-k7 root=/dev/hda7 ro splash vga=792 nosmp
initrd          /initrd.img-2.6.15-26-k7
savedefault
boot

** Affects: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Untriaged
         Status: Unconfirmed

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nosmp bootparam causes system hang while running /scripts/local-top
https://launchpad.net/bugs/53300