[ale] Hyperthreading

Jonathan Glass jonathan.glass at ibb.gatech.edu
Wed Apr 14 10:04:17 EDT 2004


On Wed, 2004-04-14 at 10:02, Mike Millson wrote:
> I have a box with a P4 processor running Slackware 9.1. What do I need
> to do to enable hyperthreading support? Do I just have to compile a
> kernel with SMP support? Are there any other kernel options or config
> changes I need to make? Does anyone know of any good articles or howtos
> on configuring linux for hyperthreading?
> 
> Thank you,
> Mike
> 
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You win the prize on the first toss.  Just recompile with SMP support,
and enable HT in your BIOS, and voila!  Instant SMP machine.
-- 
Jonathan Glass
Systems Support Specialist II
Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience
Georgia Institute of Technology
Email: jonathan.glass at ibb.gatech.edu
Office: 404-385-0127
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