On Sun, Apr 20, 2003 at 02:37:36PM +0000, Gilbert Fernandes wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 20, 2003 at 04:40:27PM +0200, Daniel Eggert wrote:
> 
> > As far as i know, it only makes sense (i.e. help speed) on 
> > multi-processor machines. n = number of processors.
> 
> On powerful machines it can be used too. Compilations
> don't always eat up all CPU power available there,
> so -j helps. And we also got the Intel HyperThreading
> now : one cpu, appears as two (at least in the bios).
> 
> I wonder how such CPU would appear under NetBSD.

Yes, I think someone already tried it, it's seen as 2 CPUs by NetBSD.

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