[Centos] Installing CentOS-4 in VMWare Workstation 4.5.2

[charles.lee at devon.gov.uk (Charles Lee)]

> From: "Benjamin J. Weiss" <benjamin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Centos] Installing CentOS-4 in VMWare Workstation 4.5.2

> I hate to say this, but so far WinXP handles the 
> HyperThreading of my P4 
> better than I've found linux smp kernels to do. I haven't had 
> the chance 
> to try the 2.6 kernel in CentOS yet, but there it is.

So what exactly does "handles the HyperThreading of my P4 better than I've
found linux smp kernels to do" mean?

The gains brought by HyperThreading for most workloads are so marginal that
I'd suggest switching off in the BIOS if you're using a 2.4 based kernel.

Thanks,
Charlie