-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I am thinking that with the recent kernel that you have, that perhaps it displaying your processor "properly", since you don't actually have 2 CPUs. Just a thought. :)
Johnny Stork wrote: > Looks like that feature is enabled. Someone else suggested I try > "acpi=ht" as a kernel parameter so will give that a shot. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# grep CONFIG_SCHED_SMT /boot/config-`uname -r` > CONFIG_SCHED_SMT=y > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# uname -r > 2.6.22.9-91.fc7 > > > > > Gustin Johnson wrote: > More recent linux kernels now have a seperate scheduler for > hyperthreaded CPUs which is different from the one used on true SMP > machines. A hyper-threaded CPU is still only one CPU, it is not > actually dual core, treating it as such had some problems. Since I do > not have a P4 to test with, I do not know if this is the cause of your > processor showing up differently in /proc/cpuinfo > > Out of curiosity what kernel version are you currently running (uname -r)? > > To import your current config, copy /boot/config`uname -r` to > /path/to/extracted/kernel/source/.config > > cd into the kernel source, then type: > make oldconfig > > The option you are looking for is under "Processor type and features" -> > SMT (Hyperthreading) scheduler support > > To check if your current kernel has this support: > grep CONFIG_SCHED_SMT /boot/config-`uname -r` > > Johnny Stork wrote: > >>>> I had some problems with the graphical installer and so had to install >>>> FC7 in text mode on my primary workstation (Intel P4, 3ghz >>>> Hyperthreaded) but I noticed that my Hyperthreaded Intel CPU, which is >>>> recognized as dual cpu's on all other distros of Linux and Windows, only >>>> shows as having 1 cpu? I realize that SMP support is now built into the >>>> single kernel, but how can I re-enable SMP support? Do I need to rebuild >>>> the kernel? If so, it has been years since I did this so if I do need to >>>> rebuild the kernel, can someone describe how I can >>>> >>>> 1: Call up the existing configuration >>>> 2: Just make changes needed to get the hyperthreaded cpu recognised as >>>> dual cpu's? >>>> >>>> >>>> grep processor /proc/cpuinfo >>>> processor : 0 >>>> >>>> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying >> > -- > *Johnny Stork* > Business & Technology Consultant > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ______________________________________________ > *Open Enterprise Solutions* > /"Empowering Business With Open Solutions"/ > http://www.openenterprise.ca > *Mountain Hosting* > /"Secure Hosting Solutions for Business"/ > http://www.mountainhosting.ca > *Dreamscape Media* > /"Multimedia, Photography and VR Panorama's"/ > http://www.dreamscapemedia.ca > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHIp/XwRXgH3rKGfMRApOmAJ9f21JfSDlrsSIlTRUkWFjHnsIB6ACgi+2Z xLrgmbpSszUPkKby4WUU+t4= =Drvn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
