cpuinfo problem

[#Ramprasad B#]

--- srini kuthalam <kuthalam at yahoo.com> wrote:

> /proc/cpuinfo on a Dell 6650 shows the machine as
> having 8 CPUs (numbered 0
> through 7). Its running AS version 3 and kernel is
> 2.4.21-27.ELsmp
> 
> The machine has the maximum of 4 CPUs actually. Is
> this a bug or am I not
> reading the file correctly?
> 
> Thanks for any leads
> 
> Srini 

hi :),

Since these days processors are like physically one
processor, but virtually two processors. Hence the OS
gives u as two processors for one processor.
That is the processor is Hyper-Threading enabled ones
!!!

HAPPY FREE OPEN SOURCE ;)

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Thanks and Regards,
Ramprasad B


		
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