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This will >> enable the defconfig kernel to support platforms that have upto >> 512 cores. > >Do we already support such a platform, and what is it? I'm fine with bumping >the number, it's just nice to be able to say specifically _why_ we're dong >it. I'm not aware of any publicly available systems that run into the 256 core limitation. At Ampere we have internal systems that would benefit from this change as they support more than 256 cores. Thanks, Vanshi > >Thanks, > >Will