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Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:14:28 +0100 From: Bernd Eckenfels <ecki@...a.inka.de> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: How to detect multi-core and/or HT-enabled CPUs in 2.4.x and 2.6.x kernels In article <1167235772.3281.3977.camel@...topd505.fenrus.org> you wrote: > once your program (and many others) have such a check, then the next > step will be pressure on the kernel code to "fake" the old situation > when there is a processor where <vague criteria of the day> no longer > holds. It's basically a road to madness :-( I agree that for HPC sizing a benchmark with various levels of parallelity are better. The question is, if the code in question only is for inventory reasons. In that case I would do something like x sockets, y cores and z cm threads. Bernd - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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