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Old 11-04-2005, 07:11 AM   #1
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How does linux support Hyper-Threading?

I thought linux would add some improvement in its scheduler with SMP support, and nothing else.

Am I right?
 
Old 11-04-2005, 10:15 AM   #2
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Linux treats HT just like Windows does - as two seperate processors.

I'm not entirely sure what your question is.

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Old 11-04-2005, 10:22 AM   #3
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afaik it's fully supported in 2.6

http://www.google.com.py/search?hl=e...+threading&lr=
 
  


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