Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:32:42 +1100 (EST) From: Bruce Evans <brde@optusnet.com.au> To: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> Cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org>, Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/amd64/amd64 mp_machdep.c src/sys/i386/i386 mp_machdep.c Message-ID: <20071110190555.I35816@delplex.bde.org> In-Reply-To: <4735008D.7030600@FreeBSD.org> References: <200711081945.lA8JjKcW080540@repoman.freebsd.org> <47337724.9040108@FreeBSD.org> <47337940.6040909@root.org> <47340B74.9070004@freebsd.org> <4734B13C.6050008@root.org> <4735008D.7030600@FreeBSD.org>
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On Fri, 9 Nov 2007, Maxim Sobolev wrote: > For what it is worth I think Nate has the correct point. We should not force > this setting upon each and every user if it can realistically affect only > 0.0001% of our userbase. Leaving this setting on for production server that > does lot of sensitive crypto and has lot of untrusted remote users is like > leaving open access to the server console in the common room. At the same > time, most of us have open access to consoles of their laptops/desktops at > home/work. Nothing is forced, since the setting is only the default. Off is a good default since hyperthreading seems to be a pessimization in most casts. [context lost to top posting] Bruce
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