--bios reporting improper number of cores/threads (empty socket reporting 1 core)

[ryran]

[root@instructor ~]# xsos -bc
DMIDECODE
  BIOS:
    Dell Inc. , version A08, 04/25/2008
  System:
    Mfr:  Dell Inc. 
    Prod: Precision WorkStation 490 
    Vers: Not Specified
    Ser:  XXXXX
    UUID: XXXXX
  CPU:
    1 of 2 CPU sockets populated, 1 cores/1 threads per CPU
    5 total cores, 5 total threads
    Mfr:  Intel
    Fam:  Xeon
    Freq: 1866 MHz
    Vers: Not Specified
  Memory:
    8192 MB (8 GB) total
    8 of 16 DIMMs populated (system max capacity 32 GB)

CPU
  4 logical processors (4 CPU cores)
  1 Intel Xeon CPU E5320 @ 1.86GHz (flags: constant_tsc,ht,lm,pae,vmx) 
  └─4 threads / 4 cores each

[ryran]

LAAAAME. Yaaaaay thank you Dell.

Handle 0x0401, DMI type 4, 40 bytes
Processor Information
        Socket Designation: Microprocessor
        Type: Central Processor
        Family: Xeon
        Manufacturer: Intel
        ID: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
        Signature: Type 0, Family 0, Model 0, Stepping 0
        Flags: None
        Version: Not Specified
        Voltage: 1.8 V
        External Clock: 100 MHz
        Max Speed: 3800 MHz
        Current Speed: Unknown
        Status: Unpopulated
        Upgrade: ZIF Socket
        L1 Cache Handle: 0x0702
        L2 Cache Handle: 0x0703
        L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
        Serial Number: Not Specified
        Asset Tag: Not Specified
        Part Number: Not Specified
        Core Count: 1
        Core Enabled: 1
        Thread Count: 1
        Characteristics: None

Not sure how I'm gonna fix this. Might have to come with a full re-write of the bios function.