thats a valid question iguess. although we see the smp question every couple weeks or so, it is a good question to know how hlds is compiled? ive heard that compiling code with intel's new compiler has given a respectable increase to a lot of software, both intel and amd alike.
kev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Magnetro Chen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 3:24 PM Subject: Re: HLDS with MP support? | | To optimizing codes of HLDS seens not bad, | Optimizing codes with Newer CPU instructions can up the effciency of CPU | usage, | Speed up the calculation, and lower the server load. | | Does HLDS have optimized with the today's technology? MMX? 3DNow? SIMD? | Better codes? | or HLDS have been optimized with i386 codes? | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: Stan Hoeppner | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 10:04 PM | Subject: RE: HLDS with MP support? | | | First, please don't send HTML email to this list..or any other list server | for that matter. | | HLDS will run on multiprocessor systems. HLDS is not threaded, and has no | child processes. It is a single monolithic application. A single process. | | The only way to take advantage of an SMP machine with HLDS is to run | multiple HLDS servers on it. | | Valve does not intend to rewrite HLDS to support SMP. Future Valve game | server may, but I don't know what Valve's specific goals are. | | Again, HLDS will only take advantage of SMP if you run multiple HLDS servers | on an SMP machine. A single HLDS server will see no performance improvement | on a multiprocessor over a single processor. | | StanTheMan | TheHardwareFreak | www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -----Original Message----- | From: Magnetro Chen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] | Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 8:30 AM | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Subject: HLDS with MP support? | | | I have seen someone talking about hlds with multi-processors, | And someone at valve has said that hlds will support multi-processors. | But I didn't C anything about this, and now hlds still without MP support. | Does the HLDS on MP project have been cancelled? | |
