On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Jeff Ai wrote: > Hi guys, > Recently i upgraded from FC1 to FC2. My machine's got a P4 2.8 HT, > kernel is 2.6.8-1.521smp , lilo.conf has acpismp=force. > > i found something quite strange. > 1. cat /proc/cupinfo shows there are 2 CPUs, which is what i expected. > 2. top shows only CPU. I remember with FC1 2.4.*smp kernel, i could see > 2 CPUs in "top". > 3. I am not noticing a dramatic change in performance, so i am not sure > if HT is actually working on my machine. > > is there anything missing?
Try pressing "1" or "I" when running top. By default, top displays a total of CPU useage/time. Pressing "1" changes the display to show individual CPU's. Of course, this assumes your kernel is actually using both CPU's - have you compiled/booted with an SMP enabled kernel? DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
