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authorJohn Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>2003-10-22 20:36:27 +0000
committerJohn Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>2003-10-22 20:36:27 +0000
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Add a note about the changes to the HTT support.
Approved by: re (scottl)
Notes
Notes: svn path=/stable/4/; revision=121368
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@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ A reverse chronology since 4.0 was released is included, followed by
the common items quick how-tos, followed by entries for versions of
-current prior to 4.0 Release.
+20031022:
+ Support for HyperThread logical CPUs has now been enabled by
+ default. As a result, the HTT kernel option no longer exists.
+ Instead, the logical CPUs are always started so that they can
+ handle interrupts. However, the extra logical CPUs are prevented
+ from executing user processes by default. To enable the logical
+ CPUs, change the value of the machdep.hlt_logical_cpus from 1 to
+ 0. This value can also be set from the loader as a tunable of
+ the same name.
+
20030923:
Fix a bug in arplookup(), whereby a hostile party on a locally
attached network could exhaust kernel memory, and cause a system