Subject: Re: Kernel incorrectly reports 2 cpu's on i386 4.99.31
To: Kenneth Freidank <kennethcf@earthlink.net>
From: Juan RP <juan@xtrarom.org>
List: port-i386
Date: 10/30/2007 00:49:38
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:42:57 -0500
Kenneth Freidank <kennethcf@earthlink.net> wrote:
> John Nemeth wrote:
> > Hyperthreading CPUs show up as two CPUs to the OS. The kernel
> > is correct. However, you need to use MPACPI option to make use of the
> > second virtual CPU.
> >
> The kernel configurations that came with current 10-06-2007 did not
> include a GENERIC.MPACPI. However there is a very short GENERIC.MP. I
> doesn't look correct because it is so short, but please tell me if it is.
There is not GENERIC.MPACPI because ACPI is enabled by default, and yes,
GENERIC.MP is ok because as you can see it does "include i386/GENERIC"...
that's why it's too short :-)
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