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Date:      Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:19:01 -0500 (EST)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Nicolas Kowalski <Nicolas.Kowalski@imag.fr>
Cc:        freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: SMP and Hyperthreading Info
Message-ID:  <XFMail.20030314111901.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <vqollziz29d.fsf@imag.fr>

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On 14-Mar-2003 Nicolas Kowalski wrote:
> John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG> writes:
> 
>> Right now we just spin up the logical CPU's as if they were extra CPUs.
>> There isn't any special treatment in the schedule for logical CPUs.
> 
> Just a question : is there a way (kernel option ?) to disable
> Hyperthreading, so that FreeBSD only uses two physical CPUs ?

It is an option on current.  I need to backport it so that it will
be a kernel option on 4.8 as well.  

> I am running FreeBSD 4.8-RC on a Compaq ML370 dual-Xeon, and disabling
> HT in the BIOS has no effect.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> -- 
> Nicolas
> 
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