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From: Mike Myers <fluffymikey@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo-sources 2.6.16-r7 and Hyperthreading => not working ?
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 16:37:22
Message-Id: 4469FA53.8000205@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Gentoo-sources 2.6.16-r7 and Hyperthreading => not working ? by Xavier MOGHRABI
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4 Hi
5
6 If I remember correctly, I think you also need to make sure you have
7 ACPI enabled in the kernel too.
8
9 Xavier MOGHRABI wrote:
10 > Dear Gentoo Users and Dev,
11 >
12 > I've just installed on my desktop the last gentoo-sources package ( in portage
13 > (2.6.16-r7). It seems that the hyperthreading is unvailable since when I do :
14 > 'cat /proc/cpuinfo', I can just see a single computer.
15 >
16 > That is really strange since I was using the previous package
17 > (gentoo-sources-2.6.16-r6) with hyperthreading feature enabled.
18 >
19 > To build my kernel, I use genkernel (with --menuconfig option). I keep the
20 > same configuration as the one for gentoo-sources-2.6.16-r6, that I loaded.
21 >
22 > In my '.config' file, I have the following options, that as I know should make
23 > hyperthreading available. :
24 > CONFIG_MPENTIUM4=y
25 > and
26 > CONFIG_SMP=y
27 > CONFIG_NR_CPUS=2
28 > CONFIG_SCHED_SMT=y
29 >
30 > My CPU is a single Pentium 4 3.2GHz with HT. Hereunder is the result
31 > of 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' with the previous kernel:
32 > processor : 0
33 > vendor_id : GenuineIntel
34 > cpu family : 15
35 > model : 3
36 > model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz
37 > stepping : 4
38 > cpu MHz : 3192.178
39 > cache size : 1024 KB
40 > physical id : 0
41 > siblings : 2
42 > core id : 0
43 > cpu cores : 1
44 > fdiv_bug : no
45 > hlt_bug : no
46 > f00f_bug : no
47 > coma_bug : no
48 > fpu : yes
49 > fpu_exception : yes
50 > cpuid level : 5
51 > wp : yes
52 > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
53 > cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe constant_tsc
54 > pni monitor ds_cpl cid xtpr
55 > bogomips : 6391.31
56 >
57 > processor : 1
58 > vendor_id : GenuineIntel
59 > cpu family : 15
60 > model : 3
61 > model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz
62 > stepping : 4
63 > cpu MHz : 3192.178
64 > cache size : 1024 KB
65 > physical id : 0
66 > siblings : 2
67 > core id : 0
68 > cpu cores : 1
69 > fdiv_bug : no
70 > hlt_bug : no
71 > f00f_bug : no
72 > coma_bug : no
73 > fpu : yes
74 > fpu_exception : yes
75 > cpuid level : 5
76 > wp : yes
77 > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
78 > cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe constant_tsc
79 > pni monitor ds_cpl cid xtpr
80 > bogomips : 6384.19
81 >
82 > Does somebody know what is wrong in my case ?
83 >
84 > Thanks for your answer !
85 >
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