Hyper threading, Linux and Bind

[Gregory Hicks]

> Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:20:28 -0700 (PDT)
> From: peace bwitchu <peacebwitchu at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Hyper threading, Linux and Bind
> To: bind-users at isc.org
> 
> I am putting in a new server with dual Xeon w/
> hyperthreading cpu's w/ Linux as the OS.  When I start
> bind it only recognizes 1 cpu.  So now I start bind
> and I tell it how many cpu's but with hyperthreading
> it looks like 4 cpu's. Should I specify 2 or 4 cpu's
> when starting Bind?  I'm guessing 4 or should I turn
> off Hyper-threading all together.

There is some evidence (look in bind archives) that using
hyperthreading slows bind down...  I personally have not tried this so
cannot speak authoritatively...

Regards,
Gregory Hicks

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