When Minix creator Andy Tanenbaum posted the infamous “Linux is obsolete” thread on comp.os.minix on January 29, 1992, it would spark a tech debate between himself and Linux creator Linus Torvalds ...

CPU topology awareness is critical for proper thread scheduling, which is where Thread Director on Linux comes into play.

It looks as though Intel is readying a new round of processors with up to 10 cores and 20 threads, based on a breakdown of a recent graphics drivers patches for Linux.