Linux Kernel in a Nutshell

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NR_CPUS — Maximum number of CPUs (2-255)

This allows you to specify the maximum number of CPUs that this kernel will support. The maximum supported value is 255 and the minimum value that makes sense is 2.

This option is purely to save memory; each supported CPU adds approximately eight kilobytes to the kernel image.

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