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Interactive Map of Linux Kernel

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Resurfaced independently across 3 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

submissions
3
submitters
3
observed span
2020–2023
peak thread · 32 comments
481 pts
latest 20+ return · 2023-09-13
481 pts

Submission timeline

2007–2026

One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.

First comments on top threads

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I LOVE this. Thank you for sharing. I want to stitch this together with my user space programs and animate it with eBPF or audit logs. How cool would it be to have a whole map of your system blinking or changing colors based on the load to each box. Make it 3D, put some VR goggles on and walk through your running system!

aeonik·481-point thread·

Is there a newer version of this? This is for Linux 2.6.36, released October 2010.

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Breakout years
2

100+ points or 50+ comments

Total points
889

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Total comments
49

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Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2020-06-08Interactive Map of Linux KernelFirst breakoutghj40717
2022-06-08Interactive Map of Linux Kernel (2020)ddtaylor10
2023-09-13Interactive Map of Linux KernelBest thread · Latest 20+ point returnmr_o4748132