Linux kernel was hard-coded to a max of 8 cores

[botrytis]

https://thehftguy.com/2023/11/14/the-linux-kernel-has-been-accidentally-hardcoded-to-a-maximum-of-8-cores-for-nearly-20-year

 

Just an FYI. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

@Miska did you know this?

[AudioDoctor]

So does this mean my 16 core / 32 thread system is about to get a whole lot faster or is this going to take a decade to fix?

[soundnerdie]

A different perspective

 

 

[botrytis]

1 hour ago, AudioDoctor said:

So does this mean my 16 core / 32 thread system is about to get a whole lot faster or is this going to take a decade to fix?

 

No clue....

[seeteeyou]

We've got better things to do with our lives IMHO, let's just move on already

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/17uzzt3/the_linux_kernel_has_been_accidentally_hardcoded/

https://forum.level1techs.com/t/how-true-is-this-the-linux-kernel-has-been-accidentally-hardcoded-to-a-maximum-of-8-cores-for-scheduling-since-2009/203420

 

As always it's nothing more than a clickbait title with misleading information, of course we're talking about the intention of the author of that particular title.

[AudioDoctor]

2 hours ago, soundnerdie said:

A different perspective

 

 

 

 

edit: @The Computer Audiophile Chris, I found the reddit link and pasted it here and it also did not work, just like the link @soundnerdie tried to post. Using the "Link" insert thing worked, see below.

 

Reddit thread

 

There isn't much there though if you're looking for hard facts and a reasoned counterpoint.

[Miska]

11 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

@Miska did you know this?

 

I don't think there is any real issue there. And in particular it won't affect applications like HQPlayer.

 

Someone likes to make a lot of noise about a scheduler tuning parameter.

 

And yeah, the article title is misleading...

[botrytis]

I just wanted to inform and learn is all.