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This is really smart and cool. Instead of replacing hundreds or thousands of CPUs, you can just pay to unlock more performance.
by phendrenad2 4y ago
This is really smart and cool. Instead of replacing hundreds or thousands of CPUs, you can just pay to unlock more performance.
- hulitu 4y agoThis is a good joke. I fear that people would just start to ignore those features. And when the compiler cannot compile code for your $$ extension, good luck selling it.
- phendrenad2 4y agoWhat do you mean by "the compiler"? The compiler you downloaded from GNU.org which was written by unpaid volunteers, or the official Intel compiler which anyone targeting high-end Xeons should use? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_C%2B%2B_Compiler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_C%2B%2B_Compiler)