From: Eric Dumazet <dada1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:14:47 +0100 > I dont think this is a problem. Cpus numbers and ram size are related, even if > Moore didnt predicted it; > > Nobody wants to ship/build a 4096 cpus machine with 256 MB of ram inside. > Or call it a GPU and dont expect it to run linux :) > > 99,9% of linux machines running on earth have less than 8 cpus and less than > 1000 ethernet/network devices. > > In case we increase the number of cpus on a machine, the limiting factor is > the fact that cpus have to continually exchange on memory bus those highly > touched cache lines that contain refcounters or stats. I totally agree with everything Eric is saying here. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-arch" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
