Hi Rik,
Thanks very much for your comments!
Best Regards
Nan Xiao
On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 5:04 AM, Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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 :)
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