Intel's Patches Discussed For Exposing Hybrid CPU Topology Via Sysfs

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Intel's Patches Discussed For Exposing Hybrid CPU Topology Via Sysfs

Last week open-source developers at Intel began sending out Linux patches for supporting hybrid CPUs particularly ahead of 12th Gen "Alder Lake" coming to market with a mix of Golden Cove and Gracemont cores. Following that article last week, more patches hit the list in exposing the hybrid CPU topology to user-space...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Sysfs-Intel-Hybrid-CPUs

[uid313]

Is this suitable on systems with multi-socket systems with multiple physical CPUs in their own sockets?

[Michael]

Is this suitable on systems with multi-socket systems with multiple physical CPUs in their own sockets?

Currently there are no multi socket systems that allow booting of different / multi-architecture CPUs.

[uxmkt]

Currently there are no multi socket systems that allow booting of different / multi-architecture CPUs.

80386+80387? Granted, it's a rather stretched definition of "multi socket" and "CPU"...

[GreatLord]

387 was only a float point unit fpu not a cpu

[uxmkt]

387 was only a float point unit fpu not a cpu

No shit. If you had read the post, perhaps you would've gotten the subtext of asking "what makes a CPU a CPU?"