[TriLUG] The Linux kernel has been accidentally hard-coded to a maximum of 8 cores for the past 15 years and nobody noticed

[brian mullan via TriLUG]

Well this was an interesting article to read at 6am

*The Linux kernel has been accidentally hardcoded to a maximum of 8 cores
for the past 15 years and nobody noticed*
<https://thehftguy.com/2023/11/14/the-linux-kernel-has-been-accidentally-hardcoded-to-a-maximum-of-8-cores-for-nearly-20-years/>