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When 48+ cores becomes standard Linux, as it is currently won't be relevant. When large multicore and distributed computing becomes more of a norm bolting on di
by nwmcsween 16y ago
When 48+ cores becomes standard Linux, as it is currently won't be relevant. When large multicore and distributed computing becomes more of a norm bolting on distributed parts to Linux won't be sufficient or will be so convoluted that simply creating something new will be easier. This is already happening with union mounts, lustre, ceph and linux checkpoint and restart.