[ale] Linux kernel

[Niel Bornstein]

One of my engineers pointed me to this Reddit thread.

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/17uzzt3/comment/k978mr7/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 12:01 PM Boris Borisov via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> If glanced over that this morning.
>
>
> https://thehftguy.com/2023/11/14/the-linux-kernel-has-been-accidentally-hardcoded-to-a-maximum-of-8-cores-for-nearly-20-years/
>
> Don't shoot I'm just the messenger.
>
> That is why I'm asking if someone knows something.
>
> My daily driver is an old E8400 so I just really asked from curiosity.
>
> On Wed, Nov 15, 2023, 10:06 Jim Kinney via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>
>> ??? Got a cluster with 128 cores per node, 64 physical cores on both
>> cpus, and they are all in use constantly. Got a specific kernel version or
>> patch?
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 15, 2023, 9:13 AM Boris Borisov via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Read somewhere today that linux kernel has been accidentally locked to 8
>>> cores.
>>>
>>> Anyone to collaborate.
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