On Mon, 10 Mar 2003, vince cagud wrote: .. > 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.
P4 Xeons have "hyperthreading" -- meaning 2 CPU's on a single die. --- Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mosaic Communications, Inc. _ 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]
