By: Art Scott (art.delete@this.semasiograpic.com), December 19, 2014 10:19 pm
Room: Moderated Discussions
Linus Torvalds (torvalds.delete@this.linux-foundation.org) on December 8, 2014 1:34 pm wrote:
> Jouni Osmala (josmala.delete@this.cc.hut.fi) on December 8, 2014 1:10 pm wrote:
> >
> > I'm assuming that 90+% of programs already run fast enough and they don't matter for this.
> > Its all about asking question in what use current computers are too slow , and can you parallerize
> > that or are those cases already parallel. And I'm assuming you can parallerize atleast 10%
> > of those times where user waits CPU for long enough to actually notice it.
>
> What's the advantage?
Jouni... Yes, as Linus mentions -- graphics --- for example
Massively-Parallel Vector Graphics
Francisco Ganacim Rodolfo S. Lima Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo Diego Nehab
IMPA — Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada
>
> Give it up. The whole "parallel computing is the future" is a bunch of crock.
>
> Linus
Don't give it up.
The future is not the crock past.
SU EE380
SONIC Center
slides esp 23 24
"In case you don't have gpus to play with FREE time here" "
merry winter solstice
happy '15
Art
> Jouni Osmala (josmala.delete@this.cc.hut.fi) on December 8, 2014 1:10 pm wrote:
> >
> > I'm assuming that 90+% of programs already run fast enough and they don't matter for this.
> > Its all about asking question in what use current computers are too slow , and can you parallerize
> > that or are those cases already parallel. And I'm assuming you can parallerize atleast 10%
> > of those times where user waits CPU for long enough to actually notice it.
>
> What's the advantage?
Jouni... Yes, as Linus mentions -- graphics --- for example
Massively-Parallel Vector Graphics
Francisco Ganacim Rodolfo S. Lima Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo Diego Nehab
IMPA — Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada
>
> Give it up. The whole "parallel computing is the future" is a bunch of crock.
>
> Linus
Don't give it up.
The future is not the crock past.
SU EE380
SONIC Center
slides esp 23 24
"In case you don't have gpus to play with FREE time here" "
merry winter solstice
happy '15
Art