@@ -880,14 +880,13 @@ static int timermode = TIMER_ABSTIME;
 static int use_system;
 static int priority;
 static int policy = SCHED_OTHER;	/* default policy if not specified */
-static int num_threads = 1;
+static int num_threads = -1;
 static int max_cycles;
 static int clocksel = 0;
 static int quiet;
 static int interval = DEFAULT_INTERVAL;
 static int distance = -1;
 static struct bitmask *affinity_mask = NULL;
-static int smp = 0;
 
 static int clocksources[] = {
 	CLOCK_MONOTONIC,

@@ -953,7 +952,7 @@ enum option_values {
 static void process_options(int argc, char *argv[], int max_cpus)
 {
 	int error = 0;
-	int option_affinity = 0;
+	int smp = 0;
 
 	for (;;) {
 		int option_index = 0;

@@ -1008,10 +1007,6 @@ static void process_options(int argc, char *argv[], int max_cpus)
 		switch (c) {
 		case 'a':
 		case OPT_AFFINITY:
-			option_affinity = 1;
-			/* smp sets AFFINITY_USEALL in OPT_SMP */
-			if (smp)
-				break;
 			if (optarg) {
 				parse_cpumask(optarg, max_cpus, &affinity_mask);
 			} else if (optind < argc &&

@@ -1019,8 +1014,6 @@ static void process_options(int argc, char *argv[], int max_cpus)
 				    argv[optind][0] == '0' ||
 				    argv[optind][0] == '!')) {
 				parse_cpumask(argv[optind], max_cpus, &affinity_mask);
-			} else {
-				num_threads = -1;
 			}
 			break;
 		case 'A':

@@ -1108,22 +1101,14 @@ static void process_options(int argc, char *argv[], int max_cpus)
 		case OPT_SYSTEM:
 			use_system = MODE_SYS_OFFSET; break;
 		case 'S':
-		case OPT_SMP: /* SMP testing */
-			smp = 1;
-			num_threads = -1; /* update after parsing */
-			break;
+		case OPT_SMP:
+			smp = 1; break;
 		case 't':
 		case OPT_THREADS:
-			if (smp) {
-				warn("-t ignored due to smp mode\n");
-				break;
-			}
 			if (optarg != NULL)
 				num_threads = atoi(optarg);
 			else if (optind < argc && atoi(argv[optind]))
 				num_threads = atoi(argv[optind]);
-			else
-				num_threads = -1; /* update after parsing */
 			break;
 		case OPT_TRIGGER:
 			trigger = atoi(optarg);

@@ -1179,13 +1164,10 @@ static void process_options(int argc, char *argv[], int max_cpus)
 		use_nanosleep = MODE_CLOCK_NANOSLEEP;
 	}
 
-	if (option_affinity && smp) {
-		warn("-a ignored due to smp mode\n");
-		if (affinity_mask) {
-			numa_bitmask_free(affinity_mask);
-			affinity_mask = NULL;
-		}
-	}
+	if (smp && num_threads != -1)
+		warn("--threads overwrites smp mode\n");
+	if (smp && affinity_mask)
+		warn("--affinity overwrites smp mode\n");
 
 	if (smi) {
 		if (affinity_mask)