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1. 91.▲
   by terminus 16y ago

   For the intel the L2 cache (and the L1 of course) are shared for both the hyperthreads, so each hyperthread would get even less than 256K. On AMD, however each thread gets the full 512K. The L3 latency is much larger than the L2 (~40 cycles
2. 92.▲
   by terminus 16y ago

   Linux kernel for some time. Not the most well documented, but is full of great examples of how to wring every little ounce of performance from the machine. And, inspite of the low level nature of the code, it's beautifully modular.
3. 93.▲
   by terminus 17y ago

   What the article doesn't mention is how the errors are detected -- in a fool proof fashion and cheaply. I can think of error detection schemes that might be cheap to implement but are not foolproof. For instance for an integer multiplicatio
4. 94.▲
   by terminus 17y ago

   AFAIK booting into OtherOS renders the GPU inaccessible. The cell processor (PowerPC core and the SPEs) is still fully usable.
5. 95.▲
   by terminus 17y ago

   Interesting comment on the rationale for Linux support on PS3: http://kotaku.com/comment/21054663/
6. 96.▲
   by terminus 17y ago

   A detailed (maybe too detailed) look at the interaction between Hierarchies of Memory and CPUS. Memory Systems: Cache, Memory, Disk [ http://www.amazon.com/Memory-Systems-Cache-DRAM-Disk/dp/0123... ]
7. 97.▲
   by terminus 17y ago

   Yeah I know, Shift+PG[up, down] not being usable is kinda a bummer but as a bonus you can use / to search the scrollback buffer plus all the vi movement keys are available.