kernel-modules-smp: kernel-modules-smp (i686 SMP/SMT Linux kernel modules) kernel-modules-smp: kernel-modules-smp: A kernel module is a piece of object code that can be dynamically kernel-modules-smp: loaded into the Linux kernel to provide new kernel functions. Most of kernel-modules-smp: these modules provide support for devices such as CD-ROM drives, tape kernel-modules-smp: drives, and ethernet cards. You can choose which modules to load by kernel-modules-smp: editing /etc/rc.d/rc.modules. kernel-modules-smp: kernel-modules-smp: These support SMP (up to 16 processing cores), and Hyperthreading. kernel-modules-smp: kernel-modules-smp: