[mdlug] Dual Core with Hyper Threading

[Aaron Kulkis]

David Lane wrote:
> I read an artical that talked adout having to recompile linux to support 
> hyperthreading.

That's assuming that you can't install the SMP kernel.

If you have an SMP kernel available at install time, then it's
not necessary...and I believe that the latest kernel is unified
(same kernel for single processor and SMP).

 >  So now the dual Core with hyperthreading is very
> available, if and when I build such a system I want to make sure that 
> ALL resources if the system are used properly.
>  
> I'm not debating Just trying to get a perspective.
>

RELAX....


> Thanks all
>  
> 
> */Aaron Kulkis <akulkis3 at hotpop.com>/* wrote:
> 
>     David Lane wrote:
>      > I have SUSE 10.1 and when I had then on the phone, they said the
>     Desktop
>      > was only licenced for 2 CPU's.
>      >
>      > Does that mean 2 seprate CPU's?
>      >
> 
>     It would mean 2 installed systems....
> 
>     But I've been using SuSE since SuSE 8.1 and have come across NOTHING
>     to imply this...what ARE you talking about???
> 
> 
>      >
>      > */"Clinton V. Weiss" /* wrote:
>      >
>      > On 5/8/07, David Lane wrote:
>      > > Looking in the PC stores I see a huge drop in cpu prices and the
>      > New Duo has
>      > > Hyper threading so the operating systems "See" 4 CPU's. the last
>      > time I
>      > > checked some Linux Distro's only allow 2.
>      > >
>      > > What do you guys think.
>      > >
>      > > David
>      >
>      > This is just an assumption - but I thought any correctly compiled
>      > kernel could handle up to 64 cpu's?
>      >
>      > Please do correct me if I'm wrong.
>      >
> 
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