kernel-packages team mailing list archive
-
kernel-packages team
-
Mailing list archive
-
Message #176808
[Bug 1579205] Re: CONFIG_NR_CPUS=256 is too low
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Yakkety)
Importance: Medium
Status: Confirmed
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel
Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579205
Title:
CONFIG_NR_CPUS=256 is too low
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in linux source package in Yakkety:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Intel Knights Landing systems boot up to 272 processor cores. The
stock Ubuntu Linux kernel images leave processor cores above 256
disabled:
[ 0.000000] ACPI: NR_CPUS/possible_cpus limit of 256 reached. Processor 256/0xeb ignored.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: NR_CPUS/possible_cpus limit of 256 reached. Processor 257/0xef ignored.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: NR_CPUS/possible_cpus limit of 256 reached. Processor 258/0xf3 ignored.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: NR_CPUS/possible_cpus limit of 256 reached. Processor 259/0xf7 ignored.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: NR_CPUS/possible_cpus limit of 256 reached. Processor 260/0xfb ignored.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: NR_CPUS/possible_cpus limit of 256 reached. Processor 261/0xff ignored.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: NR_CPUS/possible_cpus limit of 256 reached. Processor 262/0x103 ignored.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: NR_CPUS/possible_cpus limit of 256 reached. Processor 263/0x107 ignored.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: NR_CPUS/possible_cpus limit of 256 reached. Processor 264/0x10b ignored.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: NR_CPUS/possible_cpus limit of 256 reached. Processor 265/0x10f ignored.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: NR_CPUS/possible_cpus limit of 256 reached. Processor 266/0x113 ignored.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: NR_CPUS/possible_cpus limit of 256 reached. Processor 267/0x117 ignored.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: NR_CPUS/possible_cpus limit of 256 reached. Processor 268/0x11b ignored.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: NR_CPUS/possible_cpus limit of 256 reached. Processor 269/0x11f ignored.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: NR_CPUS/possible_cpus limit of 256 reached. Processor 270/0x123 ignored.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: NR_CPUS/possible_cpus limit of 256 reached. Processor 271/0x127 ignored.
I'd request an increase in CONFIG_NR_CPUS to 512. This would match
Debian's default setting. For comparison, RHEL/CentOS ship with 4096.
To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1579205/+subscriptions
References