enable smp / hyperthreading

Jeppe Larsen jwl at io.dk
Mon Nov 21 11:26:36 GMT 2005


On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:02:39 +0000, dgmm wrote:

> From my point of view, using SMP with a single HT processor is a waste of time 
> unless you routinely run multiple programmes which require an approximately 
> equal amount of CPU time or you need to keep about half of your CPU time free 
> for other programs.

What about running 'make' with some -j options? Wouldnt that take
advantage of the "two" CPUs better than if running without HT? And 'make'
is used quite often ;)

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Jeppe W. Larsen

"Logic is the beginning of wisdom; not the end."




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