Re: [PATCH] hyper-threading information in /proc/cpuinfo

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On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 08:04:45PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:

> Not really... we print out other information that is duplicated N times,
> because it is the common case that N-way systems have matched processors
> with matched capabilities.

Not really. We print out the 'duplicate' info because it's read that
way from different CPUs. The smp_num_siblings is a single global
variable. Theoretically, the other stuff /could/ change in an
asymetrical system, but the num_siblings thing is constant.
 
                Dave

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