--- a/tools/perf/util/smt.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/smt.c @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ int smt_on(void) if (cached) return cached_result; - if (sysfs__read_int("devices/system/cpu/smt/active", &cached_result) > 0) + if (sysfs__read_int("devices/system/cpu/smt/active", &cached_result) >= 0) goto done; ncpu = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF);