True (processor can be ambiguous), but remember that we're talking about sockets, cores, and hardware threads.
-jms Sent from my PDA. No type good. ----- Original Message ----- From: hwloc-devel-boun...@open-mpi.org <hwloc-devel-boun...@open-mpi.org> To: hwloc-de...@open-mpi.org <hwloc-de...@open-mpi.org> Sent: Tue Mar 30 05:40:30 2010 Subject: Re: [hwloc-devel] Strange difference On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:23:52 am Jeff Squyres wrote: > I think that we need to differentiate between the different meanings of > "CPU" here -- CPU could also mean "socket", for example... ...so can processor. :-( Really the only unambiguous way I've come across (so far) describing things is in terms of sockets and cores. Wouldn't be surprised if someone pointed out an ambiguity in those too! cheers, Chris -- Chris Samuel : http://www.csamuel.org/ : Melbourne, VIC This email may come with a PGP signature as a file. Do not panic. For more info see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenPGP
