RE: Problem determining number of CPUs

Matt_Domsch@Dell.com
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 09:20:55 -0500

> Linux kernel versions 2.4.18, 2.4.19, 2.4.20pre4 do not determine
> correctly the number of CPUs on our system. We see 8 CPUs
> instead of 4,
> however the system works.
>
> Our machine: Dell PowerEdge 6600, 4 Xeon 1400 Mhz, 4GB RAM

Yes, this is expected behavior due to hyperthreaded processors.
http://lists.us.dell.com/pipermail/linux-poweredge/2002-July/003465.html

Thanks,
Matt

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