Re: Buying a new computer, questions!
On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 08:37:53AM +0100, Mike M wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 12:57:27AM -0800, Nano Nano wrote:
> > I am going to buy a new computer this week (yay Bush tax cuts!) -- will
> > it work with Linux?
> >
> > Intel Pentium 4/ 3.2C GHz 800MHz FSB, 512K Cache, Hyper Threading
> > Technology - Retail
...
> 1. I have a Mobile Pentium 4 with h/t running unstable with 2.4 kernel;
> seems A-OK to me
>
> 2. Read in O'Reilly "Understanding the Linux Kernel" 2nd Ed. that:
>
> "Very recently, Intel introduced the hyper-threading technology.
> Basically, the hyper-threaded CPU isa microprocessor that executes two
> threads of exectuions at once; it includes serveral copies of the
> internal registers and quickly switches between them. Thanks to this
> approach, the machine cycles spent when one thread is accessing the RAM
> can be exploited by the second thread. A hyper-threaded CPU is seen by
> the kernel as two different CPUs, so Linux does not have to be
> explicitly made aware of it. However, Lnux breaks the "oldest idle rule"
> and forces an immediate resceduling when it discovers that a
> hyper-threaded CPU is running two idle processes."
This seems to be fixed in 2.6.x. See
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3346
and search on "hyper."
Kenward
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