[CentOS] HT (Hyper Threading) on CentOS 5.5

Fri Mar 9 06:16:54 UTC 2012
fred smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>

On Fri, Mar 09, 2012 at 11:15:29AM +0530, Kaushal Shriyan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Do we need HT enabled on CentOS release 5.5 (Final) and Kernel Version :-
> 2.6.18-194.el5

I don't think it harms anything to have it enabled, and there may be
some small performance gains in some cases. I'd leave it on.

> Please help me understand the pros and cons of having HT enabled or
> disabled on the Server Dell R 710.
> 
> cat /proc/cpuinfo -> http://fpaste.org/K2dT/
> 
> Do let me know if anyone needs more information.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Kaushal
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