to hyperthread or not to hyperthread

[diejengent]

Hello,

I have a Intel Core Duo processor and I consulted the kernel settings for it on the Gentoo Linux Wiki (http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Intel_Core).

There it is suggested that I should leave SMT (Hyperthreading) off, while cat /proc/cpuinfo gives me "ht".
My CPU(s) supports hyperthreading, so why should I leave this off?

[Ant P.]

Considering it also says to use "Pentium M" for the CPU type, it's probably safe to disregard that page as ancient and invalid.

[diejengent]

Thanks for your response.

Talking about things being ancient and not 'up to date', could you please shine your light on the problem I described here:

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-730274.html