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SubjectRe: IRQ Balance Question for Single but Multi-Core Processors

On Jun 24 2007 16:29, Justin Piszcz wrote:
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> Question regarding the IRQ balance daemon and the 2.6.x kernel.
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> For a single-processor but dual or quad core CPU, should one be running the IRQ
> balancing daemon, will it result in increased performance?
>
> Or is IRQ balance mainly targeted at physical multi-processor systems?

There must be a reason it exists :)
For MC or MP or MCMP systems, it should be helpful indeed.
HT however, not so sure. But then again, MCHT and MCMPHT maybe.

(multi-core, multi-processor, hyperthreading, and combinations thereof.)


Jan
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