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Subject: %idle stuck at 33%?
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On 5.4-RC3, a Dell 2650 with two processors, and hyperthreading turned
off, a 'make -j4 buildword' never shows idle % less than 33.3, either
in top or systat.  Anybody else see this, or know why it happens?

- Mike H.