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Yep. DRAM latency is no joke -- ask your fancy 32 core 5GHz super-duper-scaler CPU to chase a linked list and it turns back into one of those old beige boxes wi
by jjoonathan 4y ago
Yep. DRAM latency is no joke -- ask your fancy 32 core 5GHz super-duper-scaler CPU to chase a linked list and it turns back into one of those old beige boxes with the turbo button, but with the turbo button not pressed!
- com2kid 4y agoLinked lists and SRAM are so much fun.... All sorts of data structures that are cache and dram unfriendly are a-ok in embedded land.
- gugagore 4y agoIf I remember correctly, pressing the turbo button actually slowed down the CPU clock.
- freemint 4y agoLinked lists are fine. Trees with tagged pointers less so.