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Date:      Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:22:32 +0100
From:      Jeppe Larsen <jwl@io.dk>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: enable smp / hyperthreading
Message-ID:  <pan.2005.11.21.11.22.26.13882@io.dk>
References:  <20051107185226.M70218@io.dk> <200511172302.39460.freebsd01@dgmm.net>

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On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:02:39 +0000, dgmm wrote:

> From my point of view, using SMP with a single HT processor is a waste of time 
> unless you routinely run multiple programmes which require an approximately 
> equal amount of CPU time or you need to keep about half of your CPU time free 
> for other programs.

What about running 'make' with some -j options? Wouldnt that take
advantage of the "two" CPUs better than if running without HT? And 'make'
is used quite often ;)

-- 
vh
Jeppe W. Larsen

"Logic is the beginning of wisdom; not the end."





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