On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 02:01:28PM +0100, Bernard Pidoux wrote: > Is an SMP kernel mandatory for running a multithreaded P4 CPU or > would'not a single CPU kernel make it (with a 50% performance reduction) ?
The performance benefit or even if there's one at all depends very much on what generation of P4 you're using and many more factors, but yes, if you want to realize that gain you will need to enable CONFIG_SMP or hyperthreading is just going to be a few square milimeters of wasted silicon. Ralf - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hams" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
