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Subject: HTT option in GENERIC template?
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 00:28:34 -0600
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I'd like to recommend the following simple patch be checked in for the
GENERIC config file for 4.8.  This should reduce user confusion about
enabling hyperthreading:

RCS file: /usr/ncvs/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC,v
retrieving revision 1.246.2.51
diff -u -r1.246.2.51 GENERIC
--- GENERIC	28 Feb 2003 15:53:37 -0000	1.246.2.51
+++ GENERIC	25 Mar 2003 06:20:27 -0000
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
 #options 	SMP			# Symmetric MultiProcessor
Kernel
 #options 	APIC_IO			# Symmetric (APIC) I/O
=20
+# To make a Hyperthreading kernel, use SMP, APIC_IO and HTT
+#options	HTT			# Enable Hyperthreading
+
 device		isa
 device		eisa
 device		pci


Regards,
John

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