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From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>
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Subject: hyperthreading ?
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Has anybody tried hyperthreading on ia64 FBSD?

I know that on ia64 VMS effects of hyperthreading
are very application dependent. In some cases
there is a significant speed-up, in others the apps
are running slower.

many thanks
anton

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