--- procps-3.2.7/proc/sysinfo.c	2010-08-20 15:59:36.991845322 -0500
+++ procps-3.2.7/proc/sysinfo.c	2010-08-25 09:01:49.867972887 -0500
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 #include <netinet/in.h>  /* htons */
 #endif
 
-long smp_num_cpus;     /* number of CPUs */
-
 #define BAD_OPEN_MESSAGE					\
 "Error: /proc must be mounted\n"				\
 "  To mount /proc at boot you need an /etc/fstab line like:\n"	\
@@ -169,7 +167,7 @@
   setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, savelocale);
   jiffies = user_j + nice_j + sys_j + other_j;
   seconds = (up_1 + up_2) / 2;
-  h = (unsigned)( (double)jiffies/seconds/smp_num_cpus );
+  h = (unsigned)( (double)jiffies/seconds/smp_num_cpus() );
   /* actual values used by 2.4 kernels: 32 64 100 128 1000 1024 1200 */
   switch(h){
   case    9 ...   11 :  Hertz =   10; break; /* S/390 (sometimes) */
@@ -234,9 +232,13 @@
   return !!rc;
 }
 
-static void init_libproc(void) __attribute__((constructor));
-static void init_libproc(void){
-  have_privs = check_for_privs();
+long smp_num_cpus(void)
+{
+  static long _smp_num_cpus=-1;     /* number of CPUs */
+
+  if (_smp_num_cpus != -1)
+    return(_smp_num_cpus);
+
   // ought to count CPUs in /proc/stat instead of relying
   // on glibc, which foolishly tries to parse /proc/cpuinfo
   //
@@ -244,8 +247,15 @@
   // appears to have a non-SMP kernel on a 2-way SMP box.
   // _SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF returns 2, resulting in HZ=512
   // _SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN returns 1, which should work OK
-  smp_num_cpus = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN);
-  if(smp_num_cpus<1) smp_num_cpus=1; /* SPARC glibc is buggy */
+  _smp_num_cpus = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN);
+  if(_smp_num_cpus<1) _smp_num_cpus=1; /* SPARC glibc is buggy */
+
+  return(_smp_num_cpus);
+}
+
+static void init_libproc(void) __attribute__((constructor));
+static void init_libproc(void){
+  have_privs = check_for_privs();
 
   if(linux_version_code > LINUX_VERSION(2, 4, 0)){ 
     Hertz = find_elf_note(AT_CLKTCK);
--- procps-3.2.7/proc/sysinfo.h	2010-08-20 15:59:37.011847000 -0500
+++ procps-3.2.7/proc/sysinfo.h	2010-08-25 08:58:17.557096693 -0500
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 EXTERN_C_BEGIN
 
 extern unsigned long long Hertz;   /* clock tick frequency */
-extern long smp_num_cpus;     /* number of CPUs */
+extern long smp_num_cpus(void);    /* number of CPUs */
 extern int have_privs;     /* boolean, true if setuid or similar */
 
 #if 0
--- procps-3.2.7/top.c	2010-08-20 15:59:37.507910544 -0500
+++ procps-3.2.7/top.c	2010-08-20 16:24:36.623565229 -0500
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@
    if (Myname) ++Myname; else Myname = me;
 
       /* establish cpu particulars -- even bigger! */
-   Cpu_tot = smp_num_cpus;
+   Cpu_tot = smp_num_cpus();
    if (linux_version_code > LINUX_VERSION(2, 5, 41))
       States_fmts = STATES_line2x5;
    if (linux_version_code >= LINUX_VERSION(2, 6, 0))  // grrr... only some 2.6.0-testX :-(
@@ -1676,15 +1676,15 @@
 
    Fieldstab[P_CPN].head = " P";
    Fieldstab[P_CPN].fmts = " %1u";
-   if(smp_num_cpus>9){
+   if(smp_num_cpus()>9){
       Fieldstab[P_CPN].head = "  P";
       Fieldstab[P_CPN].fmts = " %2u";
    }
-   if(smp_num_cpus>99){
+   if(smp_num_cpus()>99){
       Fieldstab[P_CPN].head = "   P";
       Fieldstab[P_CPN].fmts = " %3u";
    }
-   if(smp_num_cpus>999){
+   if(smp_num_cpus()>999){
       Fieldstab[P_CPN].head = "    P";
       Fieldstab[P_CPN].fmts = " %4u";
    }
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@
       confighlp(Winstk[i].rc.fieldscur);
    }
 
-   if(Rc.mode_irixps && smp_num_cpus>1){
+   if(Rc.mode_irixps && smp_num_cpus()>1){
       // good for 100 CPUs per process
       pcpu_max_value = 9999.0;
       Fieldstab[P_CPU].fmts = " %4.0f";
@@ -2677,7 +2677,7 @@
          Rc.mode_irixps = !Rc.mode_irixps;
          show_msg(fmtmk("Irix mode %s", Rc.mode_irixps ? "On" : "Off"));
 #endif
-         if(Rc.mode_irixps && smp_num_cpus>1){
+         if(Rc.mode_irixps && smp_num_cpus()>1){
             // good for 100 CPUs per process
             pcpu_max_value = 9999.0;
             Fieldstab[P_CPU].fmts = " %4.0f";