On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 01:58:42PM -0500, Liaw, Andy wrote: > despite passing kernel parameter at boot). The strange thing is that the > kernel is seeing four CPUs, rather than two! When I run a long computation, > "top" would show <1% CPU usage on all four, even though one job is shown to > take 99% CPU. FAQ. google for "hyperthreading 4 cpus" john -- "Saying that taste is just personal preference is a good way to prevent disputes. The trouble is, it's not true." - Paul Graham -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/