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Re: HyperThreading CPUs under Debian



On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 12:09:18PM +0100, Andrew Ingram wrote:
> Can anyone tell me if there is anything special I should enable in my
> kernel (or any other Debian configuration) to make the most out of an
> Intel P4 processor with HyperThreading? Just realised my kernel has SMP
> disabled which might have been a mistake, but I can't find a definitive
> answer by googling.

You need to enable SMP, and also ACPI CPU Enumeration... either
CONFIG_ACPI_HT_ONLY or CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR.  In the former case, you
may also need to use the boot parameter "acpismp=force".  If memory
serves, it's no longer required as of 2.4.22.

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