On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 18:08:17 -0400, JoeHill wrote about Re: [newbie] Really Stupid Newb Question:
>So ht and dual core are the same thing? I ask because in MCC, it shows >this: Not exactly. But if I understood correctly, ht will work only on dual core. BTW ht should be disabled on most kernels, as there is a security risk in it (lilo append entry "ht=off"). >Flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat >pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe lm pni monitor >ds_cpl tm2 cid cx16 xtpr > >I noticed that 'ht' (Hyperthreading?), but I wasn't sure if that meant the >same thing. Prolly. Don't know the meaning of all those. >How much more 'oomph' would I get out of an smp kernel? This thing's pretty >fast as it is... It's not getting faster, but it can more easily do different things simultaneously . In gkrellm you'll see one "cpu" is busier than the other. For the actual rates and the theory behind it, google is your friend. Cheers, =Dick Gevers= ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
