The Linux kernel is very smart and can leverage CPU features and instruction sets to bring down power consumption. So one of the logical things to do when power savings are needed is to turn off CPU cores. To confirm that this is indeed what’s happening on your system, you could hot-plug these cores and bring them online
Disclaimer: this post covers Linux only. The installation steps will also only work with Linux Redhat and Debian derivatives. They can be made to work with other Linux and Unix flavors as well. What Is This Post About There are times when one can’t tell what is it that’s causing their server (as in VPS [...]
