Re: ht CPU flag
To authors of /proc/cpuinfo: Plz, fix stepping identification: It might be a bug in the kernel code, however it is pretty unlikely: It just reads what the CPU reports. You have an odd chip, nothing what the kernel can do about. I see "family 15, model 2, stepping 4" usually beeing a P4 2.4GHz CPU. Maybe thats one of those relabling cases. The information you list is a dual-cpu with HT configuration. You could give us the output of any of your windows tools, but I am quite sure they will report the same thing. Greetings Bernd The problem of getting windows utility output now is that it's the server in the datacenter, running 24/7 for many users. That's why I wanted to find out everything just in Linux. This server is on Intel mainboard with Intel chassis, but it's not compatible with Win2k3, that's why they gave it to me for Linux :) Sometimes it's unstable under Linux too. I feel that the problem is in the hardware, may be CPU settings, cache etc... I set "acpi=ht pci=routeirq" to make it work at all. It has newest available BIOS installed. Here is what Intel say about supported CPUs for this mobo: SL623 2 GHz N/A N/A 400 MHz 0.13 micron B0 512 KB Micro-FCPGA 0F24 SL5Z9 2 GHz N/A N/A 400 MHz 0.13 micron B0 512 KB Micro-FCPGA 0F24 SL6YT 2 GHz N/A N/A 400 MHz 0.13 micron D1 512 KB Micro-FCPGA 0F29h SL6JY 2 GHz N/A N/A 400 MHz 0.13 micron C1 512 KB Micro-FCPGA 0F27h But none of them has HT! And my configuration - has! It's a puzzle for me. From now I'll use Intel recomendation to run their utility to resolve all questions. You mean this, right? http://www.intel.com/support/proces...b/cs-001632.htm Greetings Bernd Yeah. Definitely Intel has some secret tables to identify CPU :) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ht CPU flag
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > There is NO "stepping 4" for XEON, as Intel site states! > Tough. Reality disagrees. -hpa - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ht CPU flag
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > From now I'll use Intel recomendation to run their utility to resolve all > questions. You mean this, right? http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/cs-001632.htm Greetings Bernd - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ht CPU flag
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > To authors of /proc/cpuinfo: > > Plz, fix stepping identification: It might be a bug in the kernel code, however it is pretty unlikely: It just reads what the CPU reports. You have an odd chip, nothing what the kernel can do about. I see "family 15, model 2, stepping 4" usually beeing a P4 2.4GHz CPU. Maybe thats one of those relabling cases. The information you list is a dual-cpu with HT configuration. You could give us the output of any of your windows tools, but I am quite sure they will report the same thing. Greetings Bernd - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ht CPU flag
Thanks all for clear answers. Take my apologies for my ignorance in Intel way to make CPUs. From now I'll use Intel recomendation to run their utility to resolve all questions. Let me finish the thread. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ht CPU flag
On Fri, 18 May 2007, H. Peter Anvin wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I already told, there is no stepping 4 for Xeons on Intel site! So /proc/cpuinfo, dmidecode, x86info are all wrong. Moreover, x86info is too old and can't work with /sys fs. Also Linux is poor on giving FSB and Memory frequency, which I need to be sure that memory timing is correct (SPD gives slower parameters then are on SDRAM labels :( ). Linux doesn't give a hoot. Setting up the memory is the BIOS' job. I'm sure the authors of the tools can use a hand in updating them if they are out of date. -hpa To authors of /proc/cpuinfo: Plz, fix stepping identification: cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 15 model : 2 model name : Intel(R) XEON(TM) CPU 2.00GHz stepping: 4 cpu MHz : 2000.062 cache size : 512 KB physical id : 0 siblings: 2 core id : 0 cpu cores : 1 fdiv_bug: no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug: no coma_bug: no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes 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 bogomips: 4006.39 processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 15 model : 2 model name : Intel(R) XEON(TM) CPU 2.00GHz stepping: 4 cpu MHz : 2000.062 cache size : 512 KB physical id : 0 siblings: 2 core id : 0 cpu cores : 1 fdiv_bug: no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug: no coma_bug: no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes 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 bogomips: 3999.80 processor : 2 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 15 model : 2 model name : Intel(R) XEON(TM) CPU 2.00GHz stepping: 4 cpu MHz : 2000.062 cache size : 512 KB physical id : 3 siblings: 2 core id : 0 cpu cores : 1 fdiv_bug: no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug: no coma_bug: no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes 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 bogomips: 3999.98 processor : 3 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 15 model : 2 model name : Intel(R) XEON(TM) CPU 2.00GHz stepping: 4 cpu MHz : 2000.062 cache size : 512 KB physical id : 3 siblings: 2 core id : 0 cpu cores : 1 fdiv_bug: no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug: no coma_bug: no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes 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 bogomips: 4000.08 --- uname -a Linux rau 2.6.15-gentoo-r1 #5 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jan 20 10:13:08 AMT 2007 i686 Intel(R) XEON(TM) CPU 2.00GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux --- There is NO "stepping 4" for XEON, as Intel site states! Thank you in advance. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ht CPU flag
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > As I already told, there is no stepping 4 for Xeons on Intel site! So > /proc/cpuinfo, dmidecode, x86info are all wrong. > Moreover, x86info is too old and can't work with /sys fs. > > Also Linux is poor on giving FSB and Memory frequency, which I need to > be sure that memory timing is correct (SPD gives slower parameters then > are on SDRAM labels :( ). Linux doesn't give a hoot. Setting up the memory is the BIOS' job. I'm sure the authors of the tools can use a hand in updating them if they are out of date. -hpa - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ht CPU flag
On Fri, 18 May 2007, Chris Snook wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 18 May 2007, Chris Snook wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > --- > > > > > > I have Pentium D CPU, which many Windows utilities like cpuz, wcpuid, > > everest identify as D 930 (Dual Core, 3GHz). From Intel site I find > > out > > that it has no HT feature, nor Windows XP identify it as HT. > > > > Why do I have "ht" flag in cpuinfo? > > --- > > The "ht" flag merely means "I know how to report hyperthreaded logical > processors if I have them." My Woodcrest Xeon 5110 and my Athlon64 X2 > both have the "ht" flag, and correctly report the zero hyperthreaded > logical processors they each have. > > -- Chris > > Thanks, Chris. Am I right that is chipset on mainboard, who is saying - "I know", not CPU itself? Is it better to switch off HT support in BIOS? Is it possible to generate CPU name as: "Pentium D 930" in /proc/cpuinfo? On the other server I have some 2GHz HT Xeons which can't be identified on Intel site because of strange naming pattern. I tried to find any utility for Linux to solve this, but it looks like everybody are using /pros/cpuinfo, which is not enough :) Regards, Eugene. While the BIOS can disable HT, the ability to *report* HT or the lack thereof is within the CPU itself. I doubt my socket AM2 board has the faintest clue what HT is. As for human-readable names, the model name in /proc/cpuinfo comes from the processor name string, and includes however much or little information the vendor thinks the lay user wants to know. If you want more detail, you can always interpret the model, stepping, and other related fields to determine the model number. If you don't want to manually look up model info on a CPU version table, x86info and dmidecode will give you more information. -- Chris As I already told, there is no stepping 4 for Xeons on Intel site! So /proc/cpuinfo, dmidecode, x86info are all wrong. Moreover, x86info is too old and can't work with /sys fs. Also Linux is poor on giving FSB and Memory frequency, which I need to be sure that memory timing is correct (SPD gives slower parameters then are on SDRAM labels :( ). - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ht CPU flag
Bernd Eckenfels wrote: On the other server I have some 2GHz HT Xeons which can't be identified on Intel site because of strange naming pattern. Google for model and stepping. ... and use x86info. -hpa - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ht CPU flag
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > Am I right that is chipset on mainboard, who is saying - "I know", not > CPU itself? It is a feature bitfield read directly from the CPU. > Is it better to switch off HT support in BIOS? The CPU will still report that flag. Might speed up the boot, not sure. > Is it possible to generate CPU name as: "Pentium D 930" in /proc/cpuinfo? No, cause those are marketing names, not reported by the CPU. You can only lookup family, model and stepping with the vendors data sheets to get a first impression of the possible chip. Some chip cores get reconfigured by the vendor depending on QA (if it is not able to cleanly process at high speed it gets sold as a slower chip). > On the other server I have some 2GHz HT Xeons which can't be identified on > Intel site because of strange naming pattern. Google for model and stepping. Gruss Bernd - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ht CPU flag
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 18 May 2007, Chris Snook wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- I have Pentium D CPU, which many Windows utilities like cpuz, wcpuid, everest identify as D 930 (Dual Core, 3GHz). From Intel site I find out that it has no HT feature, nor Windows XP identify it as HT. Why do I have "ht" flag in cpuinfo? --- The "ht" flag merely means "I know how to report hyperthreaded logical processors if I have them." My Woodcrest Xeon 5110 and my Athlon64 X2 both have the "ht" flag, and correctly report the zero hyperthreaded logical processors they each have. -- Chris Thanks, Chris. Am I right that is chipset on mainboard, who is saying - "I know", not CPU itself? Is it better to switch off HT support in BIOS? Is it possible to generate CPU name as: "Pentium D 930" in /proc/cpuinfo? On the other server I have some 2GHz HT Xeons which can't be identified on Intel site because of strange naming pattern. I tried to find any utility for Linux to solve this, but it looks like everybody are using /pros/cpuinfo, which is not enough :) Regards, Eugene. While the BIOS can disable HT, the ability to *report* HT or the lack thereof is within the CPU itself. I doubt my socket AM2 board has the faintest clue what HT is. As for human-readable names, the model name in /proc/cpuinfo comes from the processor name string, and includes however much or little information the vendor thinks the lay user wants to know. If you want more detail, you can always interpret the model, stepping, and other related fields to determine the model number. If you don't want to manually look up model info on a CPU version table, x86info and dmidecode will give you more information. -- Chris - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ht CPU flag
On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 12:07:09PM -0700, Siddha, Suresh B wrote: > On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 11:45:59AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > IIRC, the HT flag is also reported for multicore CPUs. > > Yes. Thats correct. And for some Single-Core Non-HT CPUs. Gruss Bernd -- (OO) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ( .. )[EMAIL PROTECTED],linux.de,debian.org} http://www.eckes.org/ o--o 1024D/E383CD7E [EMAIL PROTECTED] v:+497211603874 f:+49721151516129 (OO) When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl! - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ht CPU flag
On Fri, 18 May 2007, Chris Snook wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- I have Pentium D CPU, which many Windows utilities like cpuz, wcpuid, everest identify as D 930 (Dual Core, 3GHz). From Intel site I find out that it has no HT feature, nor Windows XP identify it as HT. Why do I have "ht" flag in cpuinfo? --- The "ht" flag merely means "I know how to report hyperthreaded logical processors if I have them." My Woodcrest Xeon 5110 and my Athlon64 X2 both have the "ht" flag, and correctly report the zero hyperthreaded logical processors they each have. -- Chris Thanks, Chris. Am I right that is chipset on mainboard, who is saying - "I know", not CPU itself? Is it better to switch off HT support in BIOS? Is it possible to generate CPU name as: "Pentium D 930" in /proc/cpuinfo? On the other server I have some 2GHz HT Xeons which can't be identified on Intel site because of strange naming pattern. I tried to find any utility for Linux to solve this, but it looks like everybody are using /pros/cpuinfo, which is not enough :) Regards, Eugene. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ht CPU flag
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- I have Pentium D CPU, which many Windows utilities like cpuz, wcpuid, everest identify as D 930 (Dual Core, 3GHz). From Intel site I find out that it has no HT feature, nor Windows XP identify it as HT. Why do I have "ht" flag in cpuinfo? --- The "ht" flag merely means "I know how to report hyperthreaded logical processors if I have them." My Woodcrest Xeon 5110 and my Athlon64 X2 both have the "ht" flag, and correctly report the zero hyperthreaded logical processors they each have. -- Chris - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ht CPU flag
On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 11:45:59AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > IIRC, the HT flag is also reported for multicore CPUs. Yes. Thats correct. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ht CPU flag
Bernd Eckenfels wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: >> I have Pentium D CPU, which many Windows utilities like cpuz, wcpuid, >> everest identify as D 930 (Dual Core, 3GHz). From Intel site I find out >> that it has no HT feature, nor Windows XP identify it as HT. > > the ht flag reported by the CPU and cpuinfo is not a reliable detection if > HT is available on your CPU or your motherboard/bios. > >> Why do I have "ht" flag in cpuinfo? > > Because your CPU reports it. You will see that also in cpuz output. > > However, you can see ht in the sibblings value (for a single core it will be > 2 if you have HT, I am not sure if it is 4 for a dual core CPU) IIRC, the HT flag is also reported for multicore CPUs. -hpa - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ht CPU flag
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > I have Pentium D CPU, which many Windows utilities like cpuz, wcpuid, > everest identify as D 930 (Dual Core, 3GHz). From Intel site I find out > that it has no HT feature, nor Windows XP identify it as HT. the ht flag reported by the CPU and cpuinfo is not a reliable detection if HT is available on your CPU or your motherboard/bios. > Why do I have "ht" flag in cpuinfo? Because your CPU reports it. You will see that also in cpuz output. However, you can see ht in the sibblings value (for a single core it will be 2 if you have HT, I am not sure if it is 4 for a dual core CPU) Gruss Bernd - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/