On 07/19/2015 11:43 PM, Nan Xiao wrote: > Hi all, > > Per my understanding, the "processor" in "SMP" and "UP" should be a > "logic CPU", not a "physical CPU". > If the "physical CPU" contains 2 "cores", and every "core" contains 2 > "hardware threads", then the "processor" > should stands for "hardware thread". > > Is my understanding right? Thanks very much in advance! Yes, you are absolutely right, when speaking from a software point of view. Each logical processor shows up as a CPU in Linux. Of course, if you were to talk to somebody installing physical CPUs in systems, you would get a different answer :) -- All rights reversed. _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
