> > Can you please change "siblings\t" to "threads\t\t". SuSE 8.1, for example,
> > is already doing it:
> Im just wondering what we would then use to describe a true multiple cpu
> on a die x86. Im curious what the powerpc people think since they have
> this kind of stuff - is there a generic terminology they prefer ?
Agreed. Siblings is probably best for HT stuff and threads
are probably best reserved for true SMT CPUs.
Then there's the SMP-on-a-chip, but we should probably just
call those CPUs.
regards,
Rik
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