Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262741AbVEGSqf (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 May 2005 14:46:35 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262745AbVEGSqf (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 May 2005 14:46:35 -0400 Received: from pythagoras.zen.co.uk ([212.23.3.140]:50089 "EHLO pythagoras.zen.co.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262741AbVEGSqd (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 May 2005 14:46:33 -0400 Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 19:46:10 +0100 From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" To: Ricky Beam Cc: Stefan Smietanowski , Linux Kernel Mail List Subject: Re: /proc/cpuinfo format - arch dependent! Message-ID: <20050507184610.GE7130@gallifrey> References: <427D000B.40803@stesmi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Chocolate: 70 percent or better cocoa solids preferably X-Operating-System: Linux/2.6.10-5-k7-smp (i686) X-Uptime: 19:40:17 up 7:22, 1 user, load average: 2.09, 2.06, 2.01 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i X-Originating-Pythagoras-IP: [212.23.14.246] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1314 Lines: 27 * Ricky Beam (jfbeam@bluetronic.net) wrote: > > Your HT DC CPU counts as 4 cpus total... the same as two HT processors. > The system does not fundamentally need to make a distinction on dual core > vs. two actual chips + heat sinks + fans. The system will perform almost > identically (if not acutally identically) to a dual (single core) processor > system. That *might* be the case for a current one; but I'm sure dual core processors will end up sharing a level of cache/bus arbitration sometime. Anyway it is a bit nasty not to real dual-core'd ness to things, after all they might get upset if someone tried to hotswap one..... Dave P.S. On the side note of early dual core chips; there is an R65c00/21 and R65c29 listed in a 1985 Rockwell datasheet I've got - dual 6502s! -----Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open up your code ------- / Dr. David Alan Gilbert | Running GNU/Linux on Alpha,68K| Happy \ \ gro.gilbert @ treblig.org | MIPS,x86,ARM,SPARC,PPC & HPPA | In Hex / \ _________________________|_____ http://www.treblig.org |_______/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/