On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:56:08 +0900, Horms wrote: > Hi, > > I am wondering what the reaction to uploading a p4-smp kernel > for kernel-image-2.4.26-i386 would be. This would allow hyperthreading > to be enabled on p4 processors that support it. I can also supply > a suitable patch to debian-installer if there is interest, though that > is a) probably too late and b) orthogonal. > > The only change to 686-smp that I enviage would be to change > the Processor Family to p4. I would probably provide an p4 (non-smp) > image as well for completeness. > > This could all be done for 2.4.26-6. > > Objections?
Hm, I had been under the impression that 686-smp already enabled hyperthreading. Looking at the difference between 2.4 and 2.6, though, it would appear that CONFIG_X86_HT isn't set. Is there a way to set this for 686-smp, or is 2.4 support for that not there yet?
