Hello! > hi. we're running linux 8.0 on a dell power-edge. the bios reports a > dual P3-1.8GHz but the kernel says it has 4! i'm at a loss as to > explain the extra two. has anybody encountered this? i've included > contents of /proc/cpuinfo. i wonder why the first two processors have > the same physical processor ID. is this a misconfiguration somewhere? > i cant look at the bios myself as the machine is co-located offshore.
Are you sure you have a 1.8 GHz P3? I believe P3's haven't reached that speed. You probably have a Pentium-4 Xeon. Those P4s have Hyperthreading since it was first released. CPUs with Hyperthreading appears as 2 CPUs instead of just one for non-Hyperthreading-aware OSes, and Linux is one of 'em (at least not yet, but I read they're working on it at 2.5 branch). It just detects it as a SMP system with 2 CPUs for each P4-Xeon CPU. WindowsXP with SP1, I believe is the only Hyperthreading-aware OS as of now. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
