Hyperthreading and Kernel 2.4

Hyperthreading and Kernel 2.4

[duncan]

Hey,

I apologize in advance if this is not the right place
to ask. Feel free to redirect me there :)

I just wanted to know if the 2.4 kernel is aware of
hyperthreading the same way the 2.6 kernel ist or if
the issues posted earlier
( http://lwn.net/Articles/8553/ )
(
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-htl/?ca=dgr-lnxw01
)

still apply.

I would appreciate it if you could send me additional information or
resources
as well.


Thanks in advance,

Lars

Re: Hyperthreading and Kernel 2.4

[Robert Hancock]

duncan@devilnews.de wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> I apologize in advance if this is not the right place
> to ask. Feel free to redirect me there :)
> 
> I just wanted to know if the 2.4 kernel is aware of
> hyperthreading the same way the 2.6 kernel ist or if
> the issues posted earlier

I'm not sure if the stock 2.4 kernels ever had good HT support, but the 
patched 2.4.20 kernel in Red Hat 9, for example, seems to handle it 
reasonably well..

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