disable the hyper threading ON Linux

[Dan Stromberg]

Whether hyperthreading is faster or slower probably depends on your
workload.

Granted, hyperthreading allows more of the CPU to be engaged at any given
moment, but it may also halve your Ln cache size.

On Nov 28, 2007 11:06 AM, vadim <vadim at ovguide.com> wrote:

> Same here - BIOS is the only way to disable it. On a personal note, an
> HT CPU performs faster than non HT CPU - tried that a few years back.
> -V
>
> David Chait wrote:
> > I'm fairly certain that this is only done via the machine Bios, not the
> OS.
> >
> > -David
> >
> >
> > Santhosh kumar wrote:
> >> Some one guide me how to disable the hyper threading on Dell 2650? I
> >> am running rhel 3 update 6. Is there any way I can do this
> >> modification from the OS level.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance
> >> Santhosh
> >>
> >>
> >>
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