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Original text implied it returns physical cpu cores. This is misleading as `os.cpus().length` is often used to get the CPU core count in Node.js. In reality that will return the thread count which may not be what the user intended. Fixes: nodejs#16279
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Original text implied it returns physical cpu cores. This is misleading as `os.cpus().length` is often used to get the CPU core count in Node.js. In reality that will return the thread count which may not be what the user intended. PR-URL: #16282 Fixes: #16279 Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Bryan English <bryan@bryanenglish.com> Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
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Original text implied it returns physical cpu cores. This is misleading as `os.cpus().length` is often used to get the CPU core count in Node.js. In reality that will return the thread count which may not be what the user intended. PR-URL: nodejs/node#16282 Fixes: nodejs/node#16279 Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Bryan English <bryan@bryanenglish.com> Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
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Original text implied it returns physical cpu cores. This is misleading as `os.cpus().length` is often used to get the CPU core count in Node.js. In reality that will return the thread count which may not be what the user intended. PR-URL: #16282 Fixes: #16279 Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Bryan English <bryan@bryanenglish.com> Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
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Original text implied it returns physical cpu cores. This is misleading as `os.cpus().length` is often used to get the CPU core count in Node.js. In reality that will return the thread count which may not be what the user intended. PR-URL: #16282 Fixes: #16279 Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Bryan English <bryan@bryanenglish.com> Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
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Original text implied it returns physical cpu cores. This is misleading as `os.cpus().length` is often used to get the CPU core count in Node.js. In reality that will return the thread count which may not be what the user intended. PR-URL: #16282 Fixes: #16279 Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Bryan English <bryan@bryanenglish.com> Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
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Original text implied it returns physical cpu cores. This is misleading as `os.cpus().length` is often used to get the CPU core count in Node.js. In reality that will return the thread count which may not be what the user intended. PR-URL: #16282 Fixes: #16279 Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Bryan English <bryan@bryanenglish.com> Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
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Original text implied it returns physical cpu cores. This is misleading as
os.cpus().lengthis often used to get the CPU core count in Node.js. In reality that will return the thread count which may not be what the user intended.Fixes: #16279