How does the 'maxcpus/nr_cpus' kernel parameter distribute the required number of CPUs across the available physical CPUs?
Issue
- How does the
maxcpus/nr_cpuskernel parameter distribute the required number of CPUs across the available physical CPUs?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
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