enabling hyper-threading on intel dual-core

YSC gtrbsd at gmail.com
Fri May 12 03:27:22 UTC 2006


if you want dual core + ht
you gotta buy intel extream cpu ( dual core + ht = 4cpu)

On 5/12/06, Lucas Holt <luke at foolishgames.com> wrote:
>
> I think intel chips with dual core don't have hyperthreading.  The
> operating system sees the second core like it would with
> hyperthreading only.
>
>
> On May 11, 2006, at 12:00 PM, OxY wrote:
>
> > hi!
> >
> > i just bought an Intel Pentium D-930 (3ghz dual-core)
> > and wonder why i just only have CPU0 and CPU1, when i compile with
> > SMP...
> >
> > sysctl says:
> > machdep.cpu_idle_hlt: 0
> >
> > is it right or i should see CPU 2 and 3 starting during the boot?
> >
> > thanks for your help!
> >
> > ps: i even compiled this option in kernel, can't see any change
> >
> > options         MPTABLE_FORCE_HTT       # Enable HTT CPUs with the
> > MP Table
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