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From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
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To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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	Chris Luke <chrisy@flix.net>, Brendon and Wendy <brendy33@attbi.com>
Subject: Re: mp_machdep.c patch
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John Baldwin wrote:
> On 04-Feb-2003 Julian Elischer wrote:
> > My new MP systemm at work (soon to ship to a custommer.. (rats..))
> > is running -stable as of today..
> > even when I turn off Hyperthreading in the bios,
> > FreeBSD still finds and uses the extra 2 CPUs..
> > (i.e it looks as if it has 4 instead of 2)
> >
> > Nothing I can do will force freeBSD to run with only 2 CPUs.
> 
> Correct, BIOS settings have no effect on whether or not
> FreeBSD "sees" HTT CPUs.

With the CPUID detection patch present.

-- Terry

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