Problem with hidden/offline CPUs in Kicksecure/Debian

[Patrick]

@gandalf

So you mean this is not wanted and could be a bug?

known: no
intended: no
could be bug: yes

@gandalf

[Kicksecure: half the CPUs are shut off - expected behaviour?]

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Kicksecure: half the CPUs are shut off - expected behaviour?

Setup: Debian 10/11 + Kicksecure overlay Hi everyone After distromorphing, I noticed htop showed only 2 active cores, where beforehand were 4. This was the case with both Debian 10 and 11 + Kicksecure. I confirmed with: cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/offline => 1,3 cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/online => 0,2 cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/possible => 0-3 cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/present => 0-3 Documentation for these: offline: cpus that are not online because they have been HOTPLUGGED off…

…could be a duplicate.