Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 6/8] x86: (command line option to) avoid use of secondary hyper-threads

["Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

>>> On 12.07.18 at 17:45, <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 11/07/18 13:10, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> --- a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
>> +++ b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
>> @@ -1040,6 +1040,13 @@ identical to the boot CPU will be parked
>>  ### hpetbroadcast (x86)
>>  > `= <boolean>`
>>  
>> +### ht (x86)
> 
> I'd suggest smt rather than ht here.  SMT is the technical term, while
> HT is Intel's marketing name.

Hmm, many BIOSes (if the have such an option) talk about HT, which
to me makes "ht" a closer match. How about we allow both?

Jan



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