Are there any stability problems with Hyperthreading on Intel processors?

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Certain combinations of BIOS and operating system versions use incompatible configuration formats to set up Hyperthreading, which can sometimes result in system crashes, usually during the boot process. Some hardware vendors disable Hyperthreading by default in the BIOS, because the hardware may be used with older operating systems which may have compatibility problems. Red Hat collaborates wi...

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