Thanks for the heads-up about that. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: Kenneth Sutherland To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 12:02 PM Subject: RE: [flexcoders] HyperThreading...
If code is written just using actionscript then yes it is single threaded but if you are doing something that is fairly intensive then you can use the new pixelbender technology to make the flash player use more than one core. Instead of getting pixelbender to manipulate actual pixels you can get it to do some number crunching and by doing so you can make it use all of the processers cores where it has more than one. Check out the talk by Ryan Taylor called ‘pixel bender unleashed’ on adobe TV (http://tv.adobe.com/#se+pixel%20bender), or download flv from here http://adobe.edgeboss.net/download/adobe/adobetv2/max_2008_design/1596741613_2482442001_taylor-mon-5pm-design-develop.flv Kenneth. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Andrews Sent: 18 May 2009 11:43 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [flexcoders] HyperThreading... ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Chiverton To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [flexcoders] HyperThreading... On Monday 18 May 2009, Laurence MacNeill wrote: > Does anyone know if the Flash Player supports HyperThreading? Applications don't, in general, support or not HT as that's at the O/S level. Strictly that's true, but other technologies (such as Java) allow multiple threads of execution and are able to take advantage of HT if they are written with multiple threads. Given the availability of multiple cores these days, I'd hope that actionscript (and the player) would embrace this, though it's MAJOR change in application development. The player is single-threaded at the moment so cannot use a second core - as Tom says. :-( Paul > other words, will my program run faster on a CPU that has > HyperThreading? Or will it not make any difference? If it's fairly CPU-bound (and nothing else is), it'll probably feel faster because there's less contention for the CPU resource. -- Helping to biannually promote low-risk e-tailers as part of the IT team of the year, '09 and '08 Tom Chiverton Developer Tel: +44 0161 618 5032 Fax: +44 0161 618 5099 [email protected] 3 Hardman Square, Manchester, M3 3EB www.Halliwells.com **************************************************** This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at Halliwells LLP, 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EB. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office together with a list of those non members who are referred to as partners. We use the word ?partner? to refer to a member of the LLP, or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 2500. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.Halliwells.com. Disclaimer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This electronic message contains information which may be privileged and confidential. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic message in error, please notify us by telephone on 0131 476 6000 and delete the material from your computer. Registered in Scotland number: SC 172507. Registered office address: Quay House 142 Commercial Street Edinburgh EH6 6LB. This email message has been scanned for viruses by Mimecast. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
