Bug 178975 - /proc/cpuinfo shows wrong value
Summary: /proc/cpuinfo shows wrong value
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 4.3
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
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Assignee: Jason Baron
QA Contact: Brian Brock
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Blocks: 168430
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Reported: 2006-01-25 21:25 UTC by Linda Wang
Modified: 2013-03-06 05:59 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version: RHSA-2006-0132
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2006-03-07 21:20:35 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2006:0132 0 qe-ready SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: Updated kernel packages available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 3 2006-03-09 16:31:00 UTC

Description Linda Wang 2006-01-25 21:25:28 UTC
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Description of problem:
The /proc/cpuinfo file contains the wrong value on x86 Dual-Core Hyper-Threading enabled platforms. 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.9-28

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.install latest RHEL4 U3 iso on a dual core HT enabled x86 system
2.login
3.cat /proc/cpuinfo
  

Actual Results:  the sibling field has the wrong value, it has twice the value reported.

Expected Results:  the corrected sibling value presented in the field.

Additional info:

Comment 4 Red Hat Bugzilla 2006-03-07 21:20:35 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0132.html



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