drew einhorn spake the following on 5/21/2007 9:45 AM: > Once again there's stuff I understand and more stuff I really don't > understand. I think the answer is: "This is not a 64-bit CPU, but I'm > not 100% sure. > > Interesting /proc/cpuinfo is slightly different on the hostOS for > VMware ESX Server, an > odd proprietary cousin of Red Hat, and a CentOS5 x86 VM. > > here's the info from the host OS cpu > > processor : 0 > vendor_id : GenuineIntel > cpu family : 15 > model : 4 > model name : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) MP CPU 3.16GHz > stepping : 1 > cpu MHz : 3169.453 > cache size : 1024 KB > fdiv_bug : no > hlt_bug : no > f00f_bug : no > coma_bug : no > fpu : yes > fpu_exception : yes > cpuid level : 5 > wp : yes > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge > mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss tm lm > bogomips : 6330.77 > > Hmm. There's two processors in there with sockets for more. But I > only see info for one > CPU. > > and heres the info from the Guest > > processor : 0 > vendor_id : GenuineIntel > cpu family : 15 > model : 4 > model name : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) MP CPU 3.16GHz > stepping : 8 > cpu MHz : 3169.074 > cache size : 1024 KB > fdiv_bug : no > hlt_bug : no > f00f_bug : no > coma_bug : no > fpu : yes > fpu_exception : yes > cpuid level : 5 > wp : yes > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca > cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss constant_tsc up > pni ds_cpl > bogomips : 6441.62 That should be a 64 bit hyperthreaded processor -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!!