Thank you all for you answers..and again I apologize because a quick google got me the same response. Wayner >>> alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 11/18/05 9:59 am >>> On Fri, 18 Nov 2005, Wayne Pinette wrote: > Ok, before I ask this question, I want to apologise for it first for > many reasons which I won't list here, so here it goes. > > Does anyone know if FC 4 or 5 and or RHEL 4 or 5 is planning to be dual > core aware? I ask because it seems > intel and consequently all the computer manufacturers (ibm/dell/seanix) > are basically forcing dual core technology > on us even though 90 percent of the hyper threaded cpu power out there > isn't being used anyways. > > Once again, I apologise for the question, and I will probably google > this right after I send it, but the whole > subject matter bugs me :-| It has for a long time. (A couple of years anyways.) Just use the SMP kernel. If you have concerns, use a current smp kernel. Dual (and more) cores have been around for a while. (Remember the Alpha?) They are just becoming the "next big thing" in x86-land. -- "Invoking the supernatural can explain anything, and hence explains nothing." - University of Utah bioengineering professor Gregory Clark -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list