cvs commit: src/sys/amd64/amd64 mp_machdep.csrc/sys/amd64/include cpufunc.h src/sys/i386/i386 mp_machdep.c src/sys/i386/include cpufunc.h

Nate Lawson nate at root.org
Sat May 14 15:56:22 PDT 2005


Nate Lawson wrote:
> Colin Percival wrote:
> 
>> I ended up putting hyperthreading_allowed under machdep rather than 
>> security
>> because 4.x doesn't have a security sysctl node, but the name was 
>> chosen to
>> emphasize that hyperthreading is currently something dangerous which 
>> should
>> be permitted only under certain circumstances, rather than a feature 
>> which
>> can be enabled or disabled however you like.
>>
>> Colin Percival

I forgot to mention, great paper.  I really enjoyed it.

-- 
Nate



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