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Linux 7.2-rc2 Raising The Default RISC-V 64-bit CPU Limit To 256 Cores

news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 4 July 2026

A post merge-window change that landed in Linux Git overnight ahead of tomorrow's Linux 7.2-rc2 release is bumping the default limit on the number of supported CPU cores for RISC-V 64-bit. Now by default Linux will support up to 256 cores with RISC-V 64-bit kernel builds...