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* kernel 2.6 hyperthreading
@ 2005-02-24 23:34 shabanip
  2005-02-28 22:22 ` Bill Davidsen
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From: shabanip @ 2005-02-24 23:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel

enabling hyperthreading on kernel 2.6 how much affects the performance?


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* Re: kernel 2.6 hyperthreading
  2005-02-24 23:34 kernel 2.6 hyperthreading shabanip
@ 2005-02-28 22:22 ` Bill Davidsen
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From: Bill Davidsen @ 2005-02-28 22:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: shabanip; +Cc: linux-kernel

shabanip wrote:
> enabling hyperthreading on kernel 2.6 how much affects the performance?

Typically 10-30% depending on what you are doing. For some rare loads it 
could actually hurt a few percent, although I haven't personally ever 
seen that.

It seems to make the desktop feel smoother, but I have no way to 
quantify that.

-- 
    -bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com)
"The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the
  last possible moment - but no longer"  -me

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