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Not only is that not true, that's not the point of this article at all. It is only talking about speculation for when a L4 cache will be added to modern archite
by BubRoss 7y ago
Not only is that not true, that's not the point of this article at all. It is only talking about speculation for when a L4 cache will be added to modern architectures.
> It takes a very small time window, and very limited historical awareness, to see Ln, for any n, as indicating anything special.
This article actually goes through the history of cache additions and talks about how it isn't special and more a matter of evolution. You seem to be arguing against points no one is making.
> it indicates what we have lately called "RAM" will now be called "L4"
This is a bizarre semantic game to play, since cache is fundamentally about a heirarchy of locality and main memory is a way for the entire computer to communicate through storage that may or may not use the CPU.
- ncmncm 7y agoWhat is bizarre is pretending to understand what you read better than other people, while supporting your argument by directly contradicting what it actually says right there in black and white.
- BubRoss 7y agoYour replies had nothing to do with the article at all. Respond with actual information or not at all please.
- dang 7y agoWould you please stop posting in the flamewar style to HN? We've had to ask you this before. Continuing to do it eventually ends in your account getting banned. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html