From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 28 13:45:54 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CD8316A41C for ; Sat, 28 May 2005 13:45:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.net) Received: from russian-caravan.cloud9.net (russian-caravan.cloud9.net [168.100.1.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0867543D1D for ; Sat, 28 May 2005 13:45:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.net) Received: from russian-caravan.cloud9.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by russian-caravan.cloud9.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 3AFBC19538 for ; Sat, 28 May 2005 09:45:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from keyslapper.net (250-119.customer.cloud9.net [168.100.250.119]) by russian-caravan.cloud9.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01E19193A9 for ; Sat, 28 May 2005 09:45:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by keyslapper.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97CE9114DA for ; Sat, 28 May 2005 09:45:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from keyslapper.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (keyslapper.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 00668-04 for ; Sat, 28 May 2005 09:45:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by keyslapper.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 6E9001141A; Sat, 28 May 2005 09:45:52 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 09:45:52 -0400 From: Louis LeBlanc To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050528134552.GB1138@keyslapper.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20050527085445.38de5553@jacob.6texans.net> <20050527093046.748e33c1@jacob.6texans.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-PGP-Key: http://www.keyslapper.net/~leblanc/leblanc-at-keyslapper-net.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at keyslapper.net X-AntiVirus: Checked by Vexira Antivirus v1.5 Subject: Re: Problem with HT support in 5.4 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 13:45:54 -0000 On 05/27/05 09:28 PM, Mike Tancsa sat at the `puter and typed: > On Fri, 27 May 2005 09:30:46 -0500, in sentex.lists.freebsd.questions > you wrote: > >> > >> Oh, wait, it is probably just the last HT security patch, > >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:09.htt.asc. > > > >hmm... So basically, SMP can be enabled, but it won't use HT even if it > >sees a capable processor? > > Unless you use the ULE scheduler (which is broken and buggy on > RELENG_5) there is no benefit to using HT. In fact, it will make some > things worse. Are you sure about that? I'm using the BSD scheduler on 5.3 (upgrading to 5.4 later today), with HT enabled, and I don't have problems. In fact, I can do a make buildworld AND play neverwinter nights at the same time without seeing any problems. Lou -- Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD-at-keyslapper-DOT-net Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) Please send off-list email to: leblanc at keyslapper d.t net Key fingerprint = C5E7 4762 F071 CE3B ED51 4FB8 AF85 A2FE 80C8 D9A2 I do desire we may be better strangers. -- William Shakespeare, "As You Like It"