Re: RedHat 9 and Hyperthreading CPU's

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 09:51:11AM +1100, Skeeve Stevens wrote:
> 
> Does RedHat 9 support or use the features of Hyperthreading?

Yes - it's a kernel feature.

> I remember a couple of years ago with 7.3 I built a box with 2
> hyperthreading CPU's and it showed up as 4 in the /proc/cpu

Same as in 9 I would expect.

> If RedHat 9 doesn't support hyperthreading CPU's, is it planned, and
> worth still getting one for future support?

It does schedule threads on all 4 cpus, and with a 2.6 kernel, it will
optimize those threads. 

-- 
Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx
Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program


-- 
redhat-list mailing list
unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe
https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list

[Index of Archives]     [CentOS]     [Kernel Development]     [PAM]     [Fedora Users]     [Red Hat Development]     [Big List of Linux Books]     [Linux Admin]     [Gimp]     [Asterisk PBX]     [Yosemite News]     [Red Hat Crash Utility]


  Powered by Linux