Linux Processor Ignored

WARNING: NR_CPUS limit of 1 reached. Processor ignored. Not exactly the error message that you were hoping to see when you were checking you dmesg logs.  Don’t panic, this is easily remedied.  If you are wondering how to check your own Linux system for this error you can look by using this command: dmesg | …

Linux’ kscand

In Linux the kscand process is a kernel process which is a key component of the virtual memory (vm) system.  According to Unix Tech Tips & Tricks’ excellent Understanding Virtual Memory article “The kscand task periodically sweeps through all the pages in memory, taking note of the amount of time the page has been in …