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Date:      Wed, 12 Nov 2003 10:41:50 +0200
From:      Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net>
To:        John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/i386 mp_machdep.c
Message-ID:  <20031112084150.GU1127@starjuice.net>
In-Reply-To: <200311111716.hABHGGMt060914@repoman.freebsd.org>

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On (2003/11/11 09:16), John Baldwin wrote:

>   FreeBSD src repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/i386/i386        mp_machdep.c 
>   Log:
>   Enable HTT CPUs by default instead of halting them by default.  Users
>   should now only have HTT CPUs if they have explicitly asked for them
>   either by enabling HyperThreading in the BIOS or by using the
>   MPTABLE_FORCE_HTT kernel option.

So now a GENERIC kernel will listen to the BIOS with respect to HTT
support, without any intervention required from the administrator?

That's great, thanks.

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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